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WINDMILL - WOLVERINE
WINDMILL - nouns
• VAN a sail of a windmill ...1837
• VANE a sail of a windmill ...1581
• WAN † the sail of a windmill ...1766
WINDOW - adjectives
• QUARRELLED of a window: having panes ...1895 Eng. dial.
• QUARREL-PANED of a window: having diamond-shaped panes ...1868 Eng. dial.
WINDOW - nouns
• ANGEL'S LACE the pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window pane ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BATTER a board used to cover a window before a hurricane or storm ...1982 Bahamas
• BLIND-WINDOW an imitation window in a wall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOBS window shades ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY PICTURE a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY TRACK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY WORK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAZY-GAZY a window ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JENNYLINDA a window ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
• JUMP a window ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• PANEL † a window-pane ...1727-41
• POLLY FLINDER a window ...L19 Cockney rhyming sl.
• SAFE-BROD † a window shutter ...1729 Sc.
• VENTANA a window ...1670
• WINDOLET † a small window ...1592
• WINDOW-CLOTHES † window curtains ...1584-5
WINDOW - nouns, person
• FACE AT THE WINDOW, THE. someone looking through or even merely appearing at a window ...L19
• SHINER a window cleaner ...1958 Brit. sl.
WINDOW - verbs
• GAG † to prop open a window ...1604
• WAIVE UP † to throw open a window, etc. ...a1300
WINDPIPE - nouns
• BALLIS-PIPE the windpipe ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CACKER the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GO-FETCH-'ER the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam's apple ...c1940 Amer. dial.
• GO-FETCH-IT the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam's apple ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOOZEM PIPE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE the throat; the gullet; the windpipe; the neck ...1883 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLEM the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE PIPE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLER the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOZZLE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HALSE † the throat, the gullet; the windpipe ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUSE the throat, the gullet, the windpipe ...1721 Sc.
• HAYEL the windpipe ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KECKCORN the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KECKER the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KEEKHORN the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OOZEN the throat, the windpipe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OOZLE the windpipe ...1867 Eng. dial.
• OOZLE-PIPE the windpipe ...1867 Eng. dial.
• ORGAN-PIPE the windpipe, the throat, the voice ...M19 sl.
• THRAP the windpipe; the throat ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• THRAPPLE the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROPPLE the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROTTLE the throat; the windpipe ...1833 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TRAPPLE the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc.
• WEZZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• WIZZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• WOOZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• WOZZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
WINDY - see WIND
WINE - adjectives
• BACCHANT wine-loving ...1800
• BANQUET † a wine-drinking carousal ...1535
• BLUE WINE homemade wine from concord grapes ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHATEAUED very drunk on wine ...1980s society sl.
• FAT † of wine or ale: fruity, full-bodied, sugary ...1609
• GLUGGABLE of wine: easy and pleasant to drink ...colloq.
• INVINATE †* embodied or included in wine ...M16
• OENOPOETIC pert. to wine-making ...1894
• QUALLY †* of wine: turbid, cloudy ...a1700
• QUICK † of wine and other liquors: brisk, effervescent ...1620
• RACY of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality ...1654
• RAZY of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality ...1654
• SILKEN of wine: mellow, silky ...a1704
• SKINKING supplying with wine ...1582
• VINOMADEFIED * soaked with wine ...1652
WINE - nouns
• ABO'S HANDBAG any form of boxed rather than bottled wine ...2000s Aust. sl.
• ADDLE the dry lees of wine ...1731
• ATOM-BOMBO strong, cheap wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
• BACCHUS † wine or intoxicating liquor personified ...c1640
• BACCHUS OIL spirituous liquor, wine, whisky, etc. ...1714 Sc.
• BAMBOO JUICE wine ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BELLY WASHER a nickname for wine ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BERRIES wine ...1980s US Black sl.
• BERRIES, THE wine ...1980s US Black sl.
• BIG MAN a gallon of wine ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLOOD wine ...1966 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BLOOM the perfume exhaled from wine, bouquet ...1888
• BOMBO cheap wine, often fortified ...1942 Aust. sl.
• BULL'S-EYE a glass of port ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CABS wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes ...1996 NZ sl.
• CAB SAV cabernet sauvignon wine ...1990 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CALCATORY †* a winepress, where the grapes are trodden ...c1420
• CALIFORNIA COFFEE inexpensive wine ...1976 US sl.
• CALVIN KLEIN wine ...1990s rhyming sl.
• CARDINAL mulled red wine ...1861
• CHATEAU CARDBOARD wine sold in 2.5 or 5 litre (4 1/2 - 9 pint) containers, placed in a cardboard box ...1980s S. Afr.
• COAL TAR wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAGO an inferior red wine ...19C sl.
• DAGO RED Italian red wine, usually Chianti; thus, the cheap, home-produced red wine made by Italian families and merchandised, during Prohibition, by Italian gangsters ...1906 sl.
• DAGO WINE cheap red wine ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DALLY PLONK cheap wine manufactured by Dalmatian (i.e. Balkan) settlers ...1950s NZ sl.
• DARK cheap red wine ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DUCK inexpensive wine ...1972 US sl.
• EBULUM † elderberry wine ...1713
• ELBOW the conical hollow in the bottom of a wine bottle ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FOGRAM wine, beer, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor ...1867 nautical sl.
• FOURPENNY DARK cheap wine (orig. as served in a miniature mug with a handle) ...1955 Aust. sl.
• GARDEVIN a big-bellied wine bottle ...1805 Sc.
• GARDEVINE † a wine bottle; a square bottle, generally holding two quarts ...1763 Sc.
• GARDYVEEN a big-bellied wine bottle ...1805 Sc.
• GUTROT cheap wine or spirits; inferior liquor ...1910s sl.
• HAFFIE a half bottle of spirits or wine ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF a mixture of wine and whisky ...E19 sl.
• HANDBAG any form of boxed rather than bottled wine ...2000s Aust. sl.
• INK red wine ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JEROBOAM a very large wine-bottle ...1816
• KILL-PREACHER port wine; also whisky ...L18 sl.
• KILL-PRIEST port wine; also whisky ...L18 sl.
• LADY WINE a sweet wine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAG weak liquor or wine ...17C sl.
• LALL-SHRAUB claret, red Bordeaux ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• LIZZIE wine from Lisbon ...1934 sl.
• LOG-JUICE a cheap port wine ...M19 sl.
• MAD DOG Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MAD DOG 20-20 Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MAGNUM BONUM a bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits or the contents of it ...c1755 Sc.
• MICKEY a small bottle of wine ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MUSCADOODLE cheap muscatel wine ...1950s US sl.
• NECTAR any delicious wine or other drink ...1583
• NELLIE cheap wine ...1935 Aust. sl.
• NELLY cheap wine ...1935 Aust. sl.
• NELLY'S DEATH cheap wine ...1935 Aust. sl.
• OENOLOGY the knowledge or study of wines ...1814
• OENOMANIA a mania or insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1880
• OIL wine ...M19 sl.
• OLD MAN'S MILK wine ...E19 sl.
• PAINT cheap red wine ...1930s Aust. sl.
• PINKIE cheap or inferior wine ...1897 sl., chiefly Aust.
• PINKY cheap or inferior wine ...1897 sl., chiefly Aust.
• PLINK very low-quality wine ...1943 Aust. sl.
• PLONK cheap or inferior wine ...1930 sl., orig. Aust.
• PLUCK wine ...1960s Amer. sl.
• POCULATION drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor ...1837 nonce word
• POP WINE sweet wine with a low alcohol content ...20C US sl.
• QUALLY cloudy, sour wine ...L17 sl.
• RAILROAD WHISKY cheap wine, esp. Santa Fe Tokay ...1970s US Black sl.
• RED BIDDY cheap red wine; also, a drink made from wine and methylated spirit ...1928 sl.
• RED INK cheap red wine ...1919 sl., chiefly US
• RED NED cheap wine, or other similar drink ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RISE AND SHINE wine ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• RIVER TYNE wine, esp. inferior wine ...1992 US rhyming sl.
• ROUGE red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RUBY red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SALLET a measure for wine ...1600 jocular
• SATIN Italian Swiss Colony Silver Satin wine mixed with lemon juice ...1970s US Black sl.
• SCARLET RUNNER cheap red wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SCREECH cheap, inferior liquor; fortified wine ...1902 US sl.
• SCREW a bottle of wine ...1827 Ireland
• SHOESTRING red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SILK AND TWINE wine ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• SILKEN TWINE wine ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
• SMASH alcohol; esp. applied to wine ...1959 Amer. sl.
• SNEAKY PETE 1. a cheap fortified wine sold in pint bottles called 'jugs' ...1940s Amer. sl.
2. any cheap and inferior wine ...1940s Amer. sl.
3. marijuana mixed in wine ...1955 US sl.
• SPEEDBALL a glass of wine, specifically one strengthened with additional alcohol ...1926 US sl.
• STEAM cheap wine laced with methylated spirit ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STRING AND TWINE wine ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• SUCK † wine or strong drink; tipple ...a1700 sl.
• TANGLEFOOT strong, homemade wine ...1986 Amer. dial.
• THIRD-RAIL strong wine ...1926 Amer. tramps' sl.
• THIRD RAIL WINE strong wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ULLAGE 1. the amount of wine or other liquor by which a cask or bottle falls short of being quite full ...1444
2. wine left in the bottoms of glasses at a public dinner ...1874 sl.
• VAPPA * flat or sour wine ...1629
• VAPPE †* flat or sour wine ...1660
• VEENO wine, often inferior wine ...1919 sl.
• VIN BLANC cheap white wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIN BLANK cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VIN BLINC cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VIN BLONG cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VINE, THE wine ...1970s US Black sl.
• VINEGAR BLINK white wine (French 'vin blanc') ... World War I Amer. sl.
• VING BLONG cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VINO 1. wine, often inferior wine ...1919 sl.
2. a glass of wine ...1990s Aust. sl.
• VIN ROUGE cheap red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VINRUGE cheap red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VON BLINK cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VONBLONG cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VONGROOGE cheap red wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• WHITE INK white wine ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WHITE VINEGAR cheap white wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WINEACHE a hangover from wine; severe intestinal pain resulting from overindulging in wine, esp. cheap wine ...20C US sl.
• WINE OF ONE EAR † good wine ...1653
• WINO wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
WINE - nouns, person
• ADMIRAL OF THE RED a wine-bibber ...19C sl., chiefly nautical
• MEROBIBE † one who drinks pure wine without a mixture of water ...1727
• MUSCATEER a drinker of cheap muscat wine ...1930s Aust. sl.
• OENOLOGIST a connoisseur in wines ...1865
• OENOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1857
• OENOPHILIST a lover of wine ...1859
• OENOPHOBIST one who has dread of or an aversion to wine ...1867
• OINOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1857
• OINOPHOBIST one who has dread of or an aversion to wine ...1867
• PLONKO someone with a taste for cheap or inferior wine ...1963 Aust. sl.
• VINIPOTE * a wine drinker ...1623
• WINE DOT a habitual drinker of cheap wine ...1940 Aust. sl.
• WINO a habitual excessive drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol, esp. one who is destitute ...1915 sl., orig. US
WINE - verbs
• DAMASK to warm wine ...L17 sl.
• DRINK OUT OF THE ISLAND to drink out of a wine bottle (the island being the rising bottom of a wine bottle) ...Bk1896 sl.
• LAG to water down or adulterate wine or spirits ...16C sl.
WING - nouns
• FAN a wing ...1640 poetic
• FEATHERS † wings ...c850
WING - verbs
• WAP † of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
WINK - nouns
• BLINK a glance; a glimpse; a wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
WINK - verbs
• BAT to wink; to shut the eyes ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLENK to shine; to glimmer; to wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK to wink, to cause to wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• NICTITATE * to wink ...1822-34
• SQUINNY to laugh broadly; to smile or wink ...B1900 Amer.
• TIP A NOD to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1861
• TIP THE WINK to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1676
• TWINK † to wink, to blink ...c1400
• WAG † to wink repeatedly, to bat the eyes ...1574
WINNER - see WIN
WINNING - see WIN
WINSOME - adjectives
• GAININ' winning, winsome, lovable; ingratiating ...1731 Sc.
WINTER, WINTRY - adjectives
• BACKENDISH of weather: proper to autumn or winter; autumnal, wintry, rough ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HIBERNAL pert. to or proper to winter; appearing in winter ...E17
• HIEMAL * belonging to winter ...M16 now
• HIEMATICAL †* belonging to winter ...1632
• HYEMAL * belonging to winter ...M16
• OPEN of the winter: mild, not frosty; without snow ...1886 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WINTER - nouns
• BLUE-DAY a day which is bleak and frosty; a clear, cold, wintry day ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• DEAD TIME OF YEAR, THE mid-winter ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DEEP † the middle of winter, or of night, when the cold, stillness, or darkness it most intense; the 'depth' ...1530
• EQUALIZER a severe winter ...1964 Amer. dial.
• GANDAYS † the last fortnight of winter (last two weeks of January), and the first fortnight of spring ...1825 Sc.
• GAUNDAYS † the last fortnight of winter (last two weeks of January), and the first fortnight of spring ...1825 Sc.
• HAWK, THE the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HAWKINS the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HIBERNACLE a winter retreat ...E18
• HIBERNACULUM † a greenhouse for wintering plants ...L17
• LADENIN TIME the time of laying in winter provisions ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KING WINTER winter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NORWEGIAN SUMMER a mild winter ...1950 Amer. dial.
WINTER - nouns, person
• SNOWBIRD a fan of winter weather and/or winter sports ...1920s US sl.
WINTER - verbs
• EAT SNOWBALLS to stay in the north during the winter - many tramps wintered in the warmer south ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• GO OUT to emerge from winter quarters ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HIEMATE * to pass the winter, to hibernate ...1623
• HYEMATE * to winter; to hibernate ...E17
• LATIBULIZE * to retire into a hiding place or retreat for the winter ...1802
WINTER - phrases
• BETWEEN GRASS AND HAY between summer and winter ...1968 Amer. dial.
WIPE - nouns
• DIGHT a wipe, a clean ...1826 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WIPE - verbs
• ABSTERGE to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse ...1541
• ABSTERSE †* to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse ...1646
• DIGHT to wipe, to cleanse by wiping ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FILE to wipe or mop floors or tables ...1850 Amer. dial.
• PASS to wipe, to rub ...1968 Amer. dial.
WIPING - nouns
• ABSTERSION the act or process of wiping clean; cleansing, scouring ...1543
• FASH-RAG a pocket-handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
WIRY - adjectives
• WITHY of a person: strong and supple; wiry, tough ...1849 Amer. dial.
WISCONSIN - nouns
• BADGER STATE the state of Wisconsin ...1871 US
• COPPER STATE Wisconsin ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAD TOWN Madison, Wisconsin ...1982 Amer. jocular
• SUDS CITY Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...1980s Amer. sl.
• SUDSVILLE Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...1980s Amer. sl.
WISCONSIN - nouns, person
• BADGER a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin ...1835 Amer. dial.
• DAKOTA FLATHEAD a German settler of Dakota, Wisconsin ...1965 Amer. dial.
WISDOM, WISE - adjectives
• CALLENT † crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience ...1656
• CANNY † supernaturally wise; endowed with occult or magical power ...1768 Sc.
• FARRANT † wise, sagacious, well-informed ...c1860
• GASH sagacious, wise ...1706 Sc.
• HEARTED † sagacious, wise, prudent ...1388
• HEARTY †* possessed of understanding; wise, prudent, sagacious ...1382
• KEEN † wise, learned, clever ...a1000
• OLD wise, serious, thoughtful; of a child: precocious, staid, demure ...1896 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRAND knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANTLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-RAFANT precocious, prematurely wise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OWLY-EYED wise ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• PALLADIAN pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study ...1562
• QUAINT † wise, knowing; skilled; clever, ingenious ...a1250
• SAGED † characterized by wisdom ...1563 nonce word
• SAPIENT wise ...1471
• SAPIENTIAL characterized by wisdom ...c1485
• SAPIENTIOUS * having or affording wisdom ...1852
• SAPIENTIPOTENT †* mighty in wisdom ...1656
• SAVEY wise, sagacious, experienced ...1771 Sc.
• SOLOMONESQUE with the appearance of wisdom ...1875 Amer.
• THOROUGH wise, sane ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Ireland
• TRANTY † of children: wise and forward above their age ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UNBESOTTED able to understand, wise ...1875
• YEPE † prudent, wise, sagacious, shrewd, astute ...c1000
WISDOM - adverbs
• SAPIENTLY with apparent or would-be wisdom ...1816
WISDOM, WISE - nouns
• ADVICE † forethought, prudence, wisdom ...1375
• FAIR THING a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ORACLE an utterance of deep import or wisdom; an opinion or declaration regarded as authoritative and infallible; undeniable truth ...1569
• QUAINTISE † wisdom, cleverness, skill, ingenuity ...1297
• SAGESS † sageness, profound wisdom ...1474
• SAPIENCE 1. wisdom, understanding ...a1300
2. would-be wisdom ...c1374
• SKILL † a wise or sensible act ...a1500
WISDOM, WISE - nouns, person
• DANIEL a person of infallible wisdom ...L16
• ELL-WOMAN a wise woman; a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• KAHUNA a priest of the native Hawaiian religion, a wise man, a minister; now esp. a sorcerer ...1873 Hawaii
• MAGE a magician; a person of exceptional wisdom and learning ...c1400 arch.
• MISOSOPHIST a hater of wisdom ...1890
• OLDEN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• OLD THOUGHT one who is wise or careful beyond his years ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDUN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• ORACLE a person of great wisdom or knowledge whose opinions or decisions are generally accepted; an authority reputed or affecting to be infallible ...1596
• SAGER a would-be wise man ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SAGES OF THE TOWN † the elders or wise persons of the town ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPIENT. a wise man, a sage ...1549
• SAPIENTIPOTENT †* one who is mighty in wisdom; a wise man, a sage ...1675
• THOUGHT one who is wise or careful beyond his years ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WISE - verbs
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S HEAD to be clever, cautious, or wise ...1825 Sc.
• NESTORIZE * to fill one with the idea of being as wise as Nestor ...1612
• SAPE † to be wise ...1694 nonce word
• SAPIENTIZE to make wise ...c1810 nonce word
• SPEAK A PARABLE to make a wise or pithy statement ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WISIFY † to make wise ...1694 nonce word
WISEACRE - nouns, person
• CLEVER-BREECHES a wiseacre, a conceited person: applied ironically ...1892 Eng. dial.
WISECRACK - verbs
• WISE OFF to make wisecracks at someone ...1943 US sl.
WISELY - adverbs
• ADVISEDLY † with prudence; wisely, prudently, judiciously ...c1386
• SAPIENTLY wisely ...1477
WISH - nouns
• HARK a whisper; a secret wish or desire ...1814 Sc.
• OPTATION the act of wishing; a wish or desire ...1577
• OPTION † a wish or desire ...1604
• TALENT † inclination, propension, or disposition for anything; wish, desire, appetite ...a1300
• VELLEITY a mere wish, desire, or inclination without accompanying action or effort ...1624
WISH - nouns, person
• WISH-WAS someone who wishes that he were something that he is not ...1991 US sl.
WISH - verbs
• BID to desire, to wish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EXOPT †* to wish or desire greatly ...1548
• ENVY to wish for, to desire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIN † to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish ...c888
• FANCY to desire, to wish for, to want ...1598 UK
• HAWK to seek or wish for in vain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACK to desire, to wish ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MIND to wish, to have a mind to; to feel inclined or disposed to ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OPTATE * to choose; to wish for, to desire ...1611
WISHBONE - nouns
• BOY a wishbone ...1971 Amer. dial.
• BOY-BONE a wishbone ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BREAKBONE a wishbone ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BREAKING BONE a wishbone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BREASTBONE the wishbone ...1960 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN BONE a wishbone ...1844 Amer. dial.
• GOOD-LUCK BONE a wishbone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JACK-JUMPER the breast-bone or merry-thought of any poultry ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOVE BONE a wishbone ...c1960 Amer. dial. Black usage
• LUCKY BONE a wishbone ...1971 Amer. dial.
• MARRIAGE-BONE the merrythought of a fowl; a wishbone ...19C Sc. & Amer. dial.
• MERRYTHOUGHT the forked bone of a fowl's breast; the wishbone ...1607
• PULLEY BONE the wishbone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PULLY-BONE a wishbone ...1906 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHT-BONE the merrythought of a bird ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WING BONE a wishbone ...c1970 Amer. dial.
WISHED - adjectives
• VOLIBLE † capable of being wished or desired ...1675
WISHING - nouns
• OPTATION the act of wishing; a wish or desire ...1577
• VELLEITY the fact of merely willing, wishing, or desiring without any effort or advance towards action or realization ...1618
WISHY-WASHY - adjectives
• WABBLE wishy-washy, having a weak and watery flavour ...1866 Sc.
• WABBLIE of liquid food or drink: wishy-washy, thin ...1949 Sc.
WISHY-WASHY - nouns
• WABBLE wishy-washy, tasteless liquid food or drink ...1899 Sc.
WISTFUL - adjectives
• FAINING † gladsome, affectionate; also, longing, wistful ...c1400
WISTFULLY - adverbs
• EARNSTFULLY earnestly, wistfully, yearningly ...1844 Eng. dial.
WIT, WITTY - adjectives
• CALLENT † crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience ...1656
• FACETE facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay ...1603 arch.
• LAMBENT of wit, etc.: playing lightly and brilliantly over its subjects; gracefully sportive ...1871
• LEPID * pleasant in speech or behaviour, jocose, facetious, amusing, witty ...1619
• LUCIANICAL † pertaining to or characteristic of Lucian and his style (see etymology on blog page); marked by a scoffing wit ...1562
• QUIRKY playful, witty, merry, good-humoured ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUMGUMPTIOUS shrewd, sharp, witty ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SALT * of speech, wit, etc.: pungent, stinging ...a1600
• SPARKLING lively, intelligent, and witty
WIT, WITTY - adverbs
• FACETELY † in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly ...1619
WIT, WITTERY, WITTICISM, WITTINESS - nouns
• BEL-ESPRIT wit, wittiness ...1860
• DICTERY †* a witty saying or comment; a maxim ...1632
• FACETIAE humorous sayings or writings; witticisms ...1529
• FLASH a burst of wit or merriment ...Bk1893 sl.
• LAMBENCY brilliance and delicate play of wit or fancy ...1871
• LATIN-WIT † wit that depends for its quality on being expressed in Latin ...1670
• LEPIDITY † facetiousness, wit, a jest, a joke ...1647
• SALT dry or laconic wit
• SNARK a caustic witticism ...2003 US sl.
• SPARKLE vivacity or wit
• WANWIT † lack of wit, foolishness ...a1400 chiefly Sc.
WIT, WITTY - nouns, person
• ACTRESS an egocentric show-off, but amusing and witty nonetheless ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• ASTHMA a company wit; one full of ‘wheezes’ (jokes) ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEL-ESPRIT a clever genius; a brilliant wit ...1638
• BRIGHT SPARK a knowledgeable, witty, or clever person; used ironically or sarcastically ...1974 sl.
• DRYSIDES a witty, humorous man ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLASHER a high-flier; a fop; a pretender to wit ...1779 sl.
• HALF-WIT † one who is only half a wit; a dealer in poor witticisms ...1678
• MESS a witty, clever, or mischievous person ...1936 sl.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person ...1930s US Black sl.
• WAG-WIT a witty jesting fellow ...1786 Sc.
• WAG-WITS a waggish person; a witty, jesting fellow ...1787 Sc.
WIT, WITTY - verbs
• CAST ONE'S WITS † to exercise or apply one's wits ...c1400
• SPARKLE to be vivacious or witty
WITCH - adjectives
• HAGGED † witch-like ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WITCH, WITCHCRAFT - nouns
• BEWITCHNESS witchcraft ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLACK HAND a witchcraft spell, a charm ...1928 Amer. dial.
• CAN † supernatural power, witchcraft ...1852 Sc.
• CANTRIP a spell or charm of necromancy or witchcraft; a witch's trick or mischievous device ...1719
• HAGGING †* the meeting of hags or witches ...1584
• MALEFICE † a bad action; the act or effect of witchcraft ...1721 Sc.
• MALIFICE † a bad action; the act or effect of witchcraft ...1721 Sc.
WITCH - nouns, person
• BELDAM a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BELDAME a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BESOM-RIDER a witch, from the popular notion that they rode on broomsticks ...1664
• BOO-HAG a witch, the dead spirit of a dead person, sometimes supposed to cause nightmares ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BRUJA a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BRUJO a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CARLINE a witch or one charged with being such ...1528 chiefly Sc.
• CARLING a witch or one charged with being such ...1528 chiefly Sc.
• ELL-WOMAN a wise woman; a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• FLY-BY-NIGHT a witch ...L18 sl.
• GALDRAGON † a sorceress, a witch ...1821 Sc.
• HAG a woman supposed to have dealings with Satan and the infernal world; a witch; an infernally wicked woman ...1587
• HAGGARD † a hag, a witch ...1658
• HAG SPIRIT a witch; the evil spirit of a dead person, sometimes supposed to cause nightmares ...1894 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• HECATE a hag, a witch ...L16
• HEX a witch; a woman resembling a witch ...M19
• LAMIA a fabulous monster supposed to have the body of woman and to prey upon human beings and suck the blood of children; also, a witch, a she-demon ...1382
• SIBYL a prophetess; a fortune-teller, a witch ...1589
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
• WALKYRIE † a witch, a sorceress ...a1023 obs.
WITCH - verbs
• SCORE ABOVE THE BREATH to mark a supposed witch with a cut cross cut on the brow ...1787 Sc.
WITCHCRAFT - adjectives
• FASCINOUS †* caused or acting by witchcraft or enchantment ...1656
• MALEFICIOUS †* of the nature of witchcraft ...1684
• VENEFICAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1584
• VENEFICIAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1658
• VENEFICIOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1646
• VENEFICOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1657
WITCHCRAFT - nouns
• TAKE †* a spell of magic or witchcraft; enchantment ...1678
WITCHCRAFT - nouns, person
• GOOMER DOCTOR a practitioner of witchcraft ...1947 Amer. dial.
• WOOD DOCTOR a practitioner of witchcraft ...1923 Amer. dial.
WITCHCRAFT - verbs
• DRAW A SCORE to make a mark or sign, esp. of the cross, in order to defeat witchcraft ...1826 Sc.
• FASCINATE † to cast a spell over a person, animal, etc., by a look; said esp. of serpents ...1641
WITHDRAW - verbs
• ABRAID † to wrench or pull out; to snatch; to withdraw; to draw a sword ...c1000
• ABSENT † to be or stay away; to withdraw ...c1400
• ABSIST †* to withdraw; to desist ...1614
• ADRAW † to withdraw oneself ...c1430
• BACK † to draw back, to withdraw ...1578
• BACK WATER to retreat, to withdraw, as from an argument or position ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BEAT A RETREAT to withdraw ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BOW OUT to retreat or withdraw; to resign ...20C sl.
• CANTON † to sever or separate oneself; to secede, to withdraw; fig. to digress ...1611
• CHICKEN OUT to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1930s sl., orig. US
• DIP OUT to back out of ...1952 Aust. sl.
• GAINCALL †* to revoke, to retract, to withdraw ...1535
• JACK to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• JAG to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RAMVERSE † to reverse, to withdraw; to remove, to take away ...1632
• RAMVERT † to reverse, to withdraw ...1632
• RAT OUT to withdraw or depart dishonourably ...20C Amer. sl.
• RENEAGUE to withdraw from an engagement; to jilt; to refuse; to deny ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RESILE to start back from; to flinch; to withdraw ...1814 Sc.
• SCRAFFLE to withdraw unfairly from an engagement or bargain ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SUBDUCE † to take away, to withdraw ...1626
• SUBDUCT * to take away from its place or position, to withdraw from use, consideration, influence etc. ...1652-62
• SUBSTRACT † to withdraw, to withhold from ...1604
• SUBTRACT † to withdraw or withhold a thing that is or may be used or enjoyed ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• UMBEDRAW † to withdraw ...1456
WITHDRAWAL - adjectives
• ABLATITIOUS having the quality or character of a withdrawal or deduction ...1833
WITHDRAWAL - nouns
• ABSENTMENT † the act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away ...1600
• ADRAY † withdrawal ...1303
• BACK-WORD a withdrawal from an engagement ...1841 Eng. dial.
• DECESSION * departure, withdrawal; secession; deviation from a given standard; decrease, diminution ...1606
• GET-OUT a means of evasion; a withdrawal ...L19 colloq.
• SUBDUCTION * withdrawal, removal ...a1620
• SUBTRACTION † 1. withdrawal or removal from a place ...c1400
† 2. the withdrawal or withholding of something due, necessary, or useful ...c1450
WITHDRAWN - adjectives
• OFF distant, aloof, withdrawn ...a1555 UK
WITHER - adjectives
• MARCESCIBLE † liable to wither or fade ...1656
• MARCESSIBLE † liable to wither or fade ...1656
WITHER - verbs
• BANE to wither ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATHE to wither ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEATH to decay, to wither ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLIZZEN to dry up and wither ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DABBER to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DAISE to wither; to become rotten or spoiled from keeping, dampness, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• DAPPER to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DATHER to wither ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAVER to fade; to wither; to droop; to soil ...1621 Eng. dial.
• FALLOW † to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
• MILL IN to shrink; to wither; to diminish in quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUAIL † to fade, wither, etc. ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAINT † to lose vigour or courage; to become weak or faint; to wither, to fade ...1605
• WALLAN to wither, to fade ...1868 Sc.
• WALLOW † to wither, to fade; to waste away ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANZE † to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
• WELK † of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WELKEN † to wither; to fade ...1398
WITHERED - adjectives
• BEAZY dried up, withered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEETHED decayed, withered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAVERED withered, faded, drooping ...1866 Eng. dial.
• EXOLETE † of flowers, etc.: faded or withered ...1730
• FADE † faded, feeble, languishing, withered ...1303
• MARCID † withered, wasted, decayed, rotten ...1656
• MARCIDIOUS †* rotten, decayed, withered; feeble, weak, exhausted ...1656
• PERISHED exhausted, esp. by exposure to heat or cold; wasted, withered ...1940 Amer. dial.
• REESTED withered, shrivelled up ...1820 Sc.
• SCADDERIZ'D of persons: dry, withered ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAM benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY-LOOKING thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHROCKLED shrunk; shrivelled, withered; wrinkled, puckered ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKADDERIZ'D. of persons: dry, withered ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALLAN withered, faded ...1868 Sc.
• WALLOWED † withered, faded, discoloured ...a1300
WITHERED - adverbs
• A-SCRAM of a limb: shrunken, withered ...1888 Eng. dial.
WITHERED - nouns, person
• LARBAR † a lean, withered, or worn out person ...1486 chiefly Sc.
WITHERED - verbs
• ADROUGH † to dry up; to become dry or withered ...c1000
• ADROWE † to dry up; to become dry or withered ...c1000
WITHHOLD - verbs
• ABSENT † to keep away; to detain or withhold from being present ...1530
• FORFEND † to check, to refrain, to withhold ...1382
• LET † to check or withhold oneself; to desist, to refrain ...c1374
• OFHOLD † to withhold, to keep back ...1035-50
• SUBSTRACT † to withdraw, to withhold from ...1604
• SUBTRACT † to withdraw or withhold a thing that is or may be used or enjoyed ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
WITHHOLDING - nouns
• SUBTRACTION † the withdrawal or withholding of something due, necessary, or useful ...c1450
WITHIN - adverbs
• ATHIN within ...1869 Eng. dial.
• BEN inside, within, towards the inner part; in or into an inner part of the house; into the parlour, etc. from the kitchen; in the parlour or chamber ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BEN-INNO within or beyond ...1790 Sc.
WITHIN - prepositions
• ADIN within ...1860 Eng. dial.
• ATHIN within ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BEN in, within, or into the inner part of a house ...1684 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
WITHOUT - adverbs
• BETHOUT without ...Bk1911 Sc.
WITHOUT - prepositions
• AROUT without ...1870 Eng. dial.
• ATHOUT without ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BEDOOT without, unless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDOUT without, unless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETHOUT without ...1800 Eng. dial.
• BOUT without ...Bk1911 Sc.
• OUTEN without ...1895 Amer. dial.
• SANS without ...c1320 arch.
WITHOUT - verbs
• WALTER †* to be without, to lack ...1463 Sc.
WITHSTAND - verbs
• GAINSTAND † to stand against; to withstand, oppose, resist ...c1400 obs. or arch.
• GAINSTRIVE † to strive or struggle against; to oppose; to withstand ...1549-62 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OBVIATE † to meet, to encounter; hence; to withstand, to oppose a person or thing ...1600-9
• OFSTAND †* to withstand ...c1400
• OPPONE † to endeavour to hinder, thwart, or overthrow; to withstand, to resist, to combat; to stand in the way of, to obstruct ...1610
• OPPUGN †* to withstand, to resist attack ...1636
• STAND THE ACID to withstand the severest trial or adversity ...1899 US sl.
WITLESS - adjectives
• AERWITTE † witless, unwise ...1205
• ASS-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CORK-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRAZY WITH THE HEAT foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOO foolish; silly; witless; slightly mad ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAMNFOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMPHOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DINGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIZZELL foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DIZZY foolish; silly; witless; flighty ...Bk1942 colloq.
• DIZZY-DOPEY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• EMPTY-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEATHER-MINDED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL-HEADED foolish; silly; witless ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAGA foolish; silly; witless; sentimental about, infatuated ...1917 sl.
• GANDERISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HEADED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-MINDED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• JINGLE-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOONY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIZZLE-WITTED mentally dull, witless, stupid ...1935 Amer. dial.
• NICE simple; witless ...1297 colloq.
• PRECIOUS FOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRIZE SAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMISED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAMISHED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RATTLE-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SALTLESS senseless, without wit ...1810 Sc.
• SAP-HEADED foolish, silly, stupid, witless ...1665
• SAPLESS foolish, silly, witless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY foolish, silly, witless ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBLE-BRAIN foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-HAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUGGY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUG-NUTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TITTERY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VOOM-VOOM foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WANT-WIT witless, senseless ...1894
WITLESS - nouns, person
• BONE-HEAD a witless person ...1908 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGEHEAD a stupid person; an oaf, simpleton, dolt or fool; a thickhead; a silly person; a witless person...1682 sl.
• CALF'S HEAD a stupid, witless individual ...1600 sl.
• WANT-WIT one who lacks wit or sense; a fool ...1448-9
WITNESS - adjectives
• SUFFRAGANT † giving support or witness ...a1656
WITNESS - nouns, person
• AFFIDAVIT MAN a professional witness who, with pay, will swear to anything; a hired perjurer ...L17 sl.
• DEPONENT a witness ...1880 Sc.
• IRISH-EVIDENCE a false witness ...Bk1785 sl.
• JACKET a witness to a crime ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• MAN OF SKILL in Scottish law: an expert witness ...1710 Sc.
• OCULAR WITNESS † an eye-witness ...1608 now rare or obs.
• STRAW-MAN a perjured witness ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAW-SHOES a perjured witness ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAW-WITNESS a perjured witness ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUFFRAGANT † one who gives his suffrage or vote; a voter; hence, a supporter, a witness ...1627
• SUFFRAGATOR † a voter, a supporter; a witness ...1617
• TITLARK a spectator; a witness ...1799 sl.
• WIT a witness ...1999 US sl.
WITNESS - verbs
• DEPONE to testify, to asseverate, to affirm; to give evidence as a witness ...1726 Sc.
• SUFFRAGATE † to testify, to bear witness to ...1620
• SWALLOW BOBBY to make a false witness ...M19 Aust. sl.
WITTICISM - see WIT
WITTY - see WIT
WIZARD - nouns, person
• HE-WITCH a wizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MAGIAN a magician; a wizard ...1578
• MAGUSIAN †* a magian; a magician; a wizard; a follower of the magi ...1587
• MALEFIC † a malign wizard ...1652
• NECROMANCER one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1300
• NECROMANCIEN † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1303
• NECROMANT † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1598
• NECROMANTIC † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1574
• NECROMANTIST †* one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1607
• OB † a wizard, magician, sorcerer, ventriloquist ...1659
• VARLET † a warlock, a wizard ...1710 Sc.
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
WIZARDRY - nouns
• WARLOCKRY the practice of magic by men; wizardry ...1818
WIZENED - adjectives
• SCADDERIZED of persons: shrivelled, wizened ...1825 Sc.
WOBBLE - verbs
• WABBLE to wobble; to walk unsteadily, to stagger, to totter, to rock on one's feet, to waffle ...1786 Sc.
• WALLOP to dangle, to flap, to wobble ...1822 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
• WARBLE † to vibrate, to quiver; to wobble ...1549
• YEE-YAW to swerve back and forth; to wobble ...1935 Amer. dial.
WOBBLING, WOBBLY - adjectives
• ON THE WAMBLE staggering, wobbling ...1881
• RACKETY unstable, falling to pieces, ready to collapse, wobbly ...1824 Amer. dial.
• RACKILY unstable, falling to pieces, ready to collapse, wobbly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RACKLETY unstable, falling to pieces, ready to collapse, wobbly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UPON THE WAMBLE staggering, wobbling ...1881
• WEE-WAW askew; crooked; more on one side than the other; rickety, shaky, loose, unsteady, wobbling ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WOBBLEDY wobbly ...1898 Amer. dial.
WOBBLY - adverbs
• LAP-LEGGED in a lopsided or wobbly fashion ...1948 Amer. dial.
WOBBLY - verbs
• WEEWAW to set askew; to proceed unsteadily; to be shaky, wobbly or rickety ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WOW to be shaky, rickety, or wobbly ...1927 Amer. dial.
WOE - adjectives
• WAILY oppressed with woe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WOE - nouns
• BALE 1. evil, esp. considered in its active operation, as destroying, blasting, injuring, hurting, paining, tormenting; fatal, dire, or malign quality of influence; woe, mischief, harm, injury; in earlier use often: death, infliction of death ...a1000
† 2. physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
• WANE † misery, woe ...a1200
WOE - interjections
• DEAR! an exclamation of woe, surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1694
• EALIE! an exclamation of woe ...1845 Sc.
WOEBEGONE - adjectives
• DAWFUL doleful, woebegone ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SADLY-BEGONE woebegone, disappointed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UNLAIGHT doleful, serious, woebegone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• WAFF melancholy, woebegone ...1868 Sc.
WOEFUL - adjectives
• BALE † sorrowing, mournful, woeful ...c1220
• SAIRIE in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SAIRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SARRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
WOLF - nouns
• KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions ...1641
• LESSES † the dung of a 'ravenous' animal, as a wild boar, wolf, or bear ...a1400 hunting usage
• LOAFER the gray wolf ...1877 Amer. dial.
• LOBO a gray wolf ...1852 Amer. dial.
• LOVER WOLF the gray wolf ...1976 Amer. dial.
WOLVERINE - nouns
• INDIAN DEVIL a wolverine ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK BEAR the wolverine ...1876 Amer. dial.
• VAN a sail of a windmill ...1837
• VANE a sail of a windmill ...1581
• WAN † the sail of a windmill ...1766
WINDOW - adjectives
• QUARRELLED of a window: having panes ...1895 Eng. dial.
• QUARREL-PANED of a window: having diamond-shaped panes ...1868 Eng. dial.
WINDOW - nouns
• ANGEL'S LACE the pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window pane ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BATTER a board used to cover a window before a hurricane or storm ...1982 Bahamas
• BLIND-WINDOW an imitation window in a wall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOBS window shades ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY PICTURE a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY TRACK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY WORK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAZY-GAZY a window ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JENNYLINDA a window ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
• JUMP a window ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• PANEL † a window-pane ...1727-41
• POLLY FLINDER a window ...L19 Cockney rhyming sl.
• SAFE-BROD † a window shutter ...1729 Sc.
• VENTANA a window ...1670
• WINDOLET † a small window ...1592
• WINDOW-CLOTHES † window curtains ...1584-5
WINDOW - nouns, person
• FACE AT THE WINDOW, THE. someone looking through or even merely appearing at a window ...L19
• SHINER a window cleaner ...1958 Brit. sl.
WINDOW - verbs
• GAG † to prop open a window ...1604
• WAIVE UP † to throw open a window, etc. ...a1300
WINDPIPE - nouns
• BALLIS-PIPE the windpipe ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CACKER the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GO-FETCH-'ER the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam's apple ...c1940 Amer. dial.
• GO-FETCH-IT the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam's apple ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOOZEM PIPE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE the throat; the gullet; the windpipe; the neck ...1883 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLEM the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE PIPE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLER the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOZZLE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HALSE † the throat, the gullet; the windpipe ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUSE the throat, the gullet, the windpipe ...1721 Sc.
• HAYEL the windpipe ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KECKCORN the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KECKER the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KEEKHORN the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OOZEN the throat, the windpipe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OOZLE the windpipe ...1867 Eng. dial.
• OOZLE-PIPE the windpipe ...1867 Eng. dial.
• ORGAN-PIPE the windpipe, the throat, the voice ...M19 sl.
• THRAP the windpipe; the throat ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• THRAPPLE the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROPPLE the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROTTLE the throat; the windpipe ...1833 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TRAPPLE the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc.
• WEZZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• WIZZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• WOOZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• WOZZEN the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
WINDY - see WIND
WINE - adjectives
• BACCHANT wine-loving ...1800
• BANQUET † a wine-drinking carousal ...1535
• BLUE WINE homemade wine from concord grapes ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHATEAUED very drunk on wine ...1980s society sl.
• FAT † of wine or ale: fruity, full-bodied, sugary ...1609
• GLUGGABLE of wine: easy and pleasant to drink ...colloq.
• INVINATE †* embodied or included in wine ...M16
• OENOPOETIC pert. to wine-making ...1894
• QUALLY †* of wine: turbid, cloudy ...a1700
• QUICK † of wine and other liquors: brisk, effervescent ...1620
• RACY of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality ...1654
• RAZY of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality ...1654
• SILKEN of wine: mellow, silky ...a1704
• SKINKING supplying with wine ...1582
• VINOMADEFIED * soaked with wine ...1652
WINE - nouns
• ABO'S HANDBAG any form of boxed rather than bottled wine ...2000s Aust. sl.
• ADDLE the dry lees of wine ...1731
• ATOM-BOMBO strong, cheap wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
• BACCHUS † wine or intoxicating liquor personified ...c1640
• BACCHUS OIL spirituous liquor, wine, whisky, etc. ...1714 Sc.
• BAMBOO JUICE wine ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BELLY WASHER a nickname for wine ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BERRIES wine ...1980s US Black sl.
• BERRIES, THE wine ...1980s US Black sl.
• BIG MAN a gallon of wine ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLOOD wine ...1966 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BLOOM the perfume exhaled from wine, bouquet ...1888
• BOMBO cheap wine, often fortified ...1942 Aust. sl.
• BULL'S-EYE a glass of port ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CABS wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes ...1996 NZ sl.
• CAB SAV cabernet sauvignon wine ...1990 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CALCATORY †* a winepress, where the grapes are trodden ...c1420
• CALIFORNIA COFFEE inexpensive wine ...1976 US sl.
• CALVIN KLEIN wine ...1990s rhyming sl.
• CARDINAL mulled red wine ...1861
• CHATEAU CARDBOARD wine sold in 2.5 or 5 litre (4 1/2 - 9 pint) containers, placed in a cardboard box ...1980s S. Afr.
• COAL TAR wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAGO an inferior red wine ...19C sl.
• DAGO RED Italian red wine, usually Chianti; thus, the cheap, home-produced red wine made by Italian families and merchandised, during Prohibition, by Italian gangsters ...1906 sl.
• DAGO WINE cheap red wine ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DALLY PLONK cheap wine manufactured by Dalmatian (i.e. Balkan) settlers ...1950s NZ sl.
• DARK cheap red wine ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DUCK inexpensive wine ...1972 US sl.
• EBULUM † elderberry wine ...1713
• ELBOW the conical hollow in the bottom of a wine bottle ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FOGRAM wine, beer, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor ...1867 nautical sl.
• FOURPENNY DARK cheap wine (orig. as served in a miniature mug with a handle) ...1955 Aust. sl.
• GARDEVIN a big-bellied wine bottle ...1805 Sc.
• GARDEVINE † a wine bottle; a square bottle, generally holding two quarts ...1763 Sc.
• GARDYVEEN a big-bellied wine bottle ...1805 Sc.
• GUTROT cheap wine or spirits; inferior liquor ...1910s sl.
• HAFFIE a half bottle of spirits or wine ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF a mixture of wine and whisky ...E19 sl.
• HANDBAG any form of boxed rather than bottled wine ...2000s Aust. sl.
• INK red wine ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JEROBOAM a very large wine-bottle ...1816
• KILL-PREACHER port wine; also whisky ...L18 sl.
• KILL-PRIEST port wine; also whisky ...L18 sl.
• LADY WINE a sweet wine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAG weak liquor or wine ...17C sl.
• LALL-SHRAUB claret, red Bordeaux ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• LIZZIE wine from Lisbon ...1934 sl.
• LOG-JUICE a cheap port wine ...M19 sl.
• MAD DOG Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MAD DOG 20-20 Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MAGNUM BONUM a bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits or the contents of it ...c1755 Sc.
• MICKEY a small bottle of wine ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MUSCADOODLE cheap muscatel wine ...1950s US sl.
• NECTAR any delicious wine or other drink ...1583
• NELLIE cheap wine ...1935 Aust. sl.
• NELLY cheap wine ...1935 Aust. sl.
• NELLY'S DEATH cheap wine ...1935 Aust. sl.
• OENOLOGY the knowledge or study of wines ...1814
• OENOMANIA a mania or insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1880
• OIL wine ...M19 sl.
• OLD MAN'S MILK wine ...E19 sl.
• PAINT cheap red wine ...1930s Aust. sl.
• PINKIE cheap or inferior wine ...1897 sl., chiefly Aust.
• PINKY cheap or inferior wine ...1897 sl., chiefly Aust.
• PLINK very low-quality wine ...1943 Aust. sl.
• PLONK cheap or inferior wine ...1930 sl., orig. Aust.
• PLUCK wine ...1960s Amer. sl.
• POCULATION drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor ...1837 nonce word
• POP WINE sweet wine with a low alcohol content ...20C US sl.
• QUALLY cloudy, sour wine ...L17 sl.
• RAILROAD WHISKY cheap wine, esp. Santa Fe Tokay ...1970s US Black sl.
• RED BIDDY cheap red wine; also, a drink made from wine and methylated spirit ...1928 sl.
• RED INK cheap red wine ...1919 sl., chiefly US
• RED NED cheap wine, or other similar drink ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RISE AND SHINE wine ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• RIVER TYNE wine, esp. inferior wine ...1992 US rhyming sl.
• ROUGE red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RUBY red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SALLET a measure for wine ...1600 jocular
• SATIN Italian Swiss Colony Silver Satin wine mixed with lemon juice ...1970s US Black sl.
• SCARLET RUNNER cheap red wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SCREECH cheap, inferior liquor; fortified wine ...1902 US sl.
• SCREW a bottle of wine ...1827 Ireland
• SHOESTRING red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SILK AND TWINE wine ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• SILKEN TWINE wine ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
• SMASH alcohol; esp. applied to wine ...1959 Amer. sl.
• SNEAKY PETE 1. a cheap fortified wine sold in pint bottles called 'jugs' ...1940s Amer. sl.
2. any cheap and inferior wine ...1940s Amer. sl.
3. marijuana mixed in wine ...1955 US sl.
• SPEEDBALL a glass of wine, specifically one strengthened with additional alcohol ...1926 US sl.
• STEAM cheap wine laced with methylated spirit ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STRING AND TWINE wine ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• SUCK † wine or strong drink; tipple ...a1700 sl.
• TANGLEFOOT strong, homemade wine ...1986 Amer. dial.
• THIRD-RAIL strong wine ...1926 Amer. tramps' sl.
• THIRD RAIL WINE strong wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ULLAGE 1. the amount of wine or other liquor by which a cask or bottle falls short of being quite full ...1444
2. wine left in the bottoms of glasses at a public dinner ...1874 sl.
• VAPPA * flat or sour wine ...1629
• VAPPE †* flat or sour wine ...1660
• VEENO wine, often inferior wine ...1919 sl.
• VIN BLANC cheap white wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIN BLANK cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VIN BLINC cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VIN BLONG cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VINE, THE wine ...1970s US Black sl.
• VINEGAR BLINK white wine (French 'vin blanc') ... World War I Amer. sl.
• VING BLONG cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VINO 1. wine, often inferior wine ...1919 sl.
2. a glass of wine ...1990s Aust. sl.
• VIN ROUGE cheap red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VINRUGE cheap red wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VON BLINK cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VONBLONG cheap white wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• VONGROOGE cheap red wine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• WHITE INK white wine ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WHITE VINEGAR cheap white wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WINEACHE a hangover from wine; severe intestinal pain resulting from overindulging in wine, esp. cheap wine ...20C US sl.
• WINE OF ONE EAR † good wine ...1653
• WINO wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
WINE - nouns, person
• ADMIRAL OF THE RED a wine-bibber ...19C sl., chiefly nautical
• MEROBIBE † one who drinks pure wine without a mixture of water ...1727
• MUSCATEER a drinker of cheap muscat wine ...1930s Aust. sl.
• OENOLOGIST a connoisseur in wines ...1865
• OENOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1857
• OENOPHILIST a lover of wine ...1859
• OENOPHOBIST one who has dread of or an aversion to wine ...1867
• OINOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1857
• OINOPHOBIST one who has dread of or an aversion to wine ...1867
• PLONKO someone with a taste for cheap or inferior wine ...1963 Aust. sl.
• VINIPOTE * a wine drinker ...1623
• WINE DOT a habitual drinker of cheap wine ...1940 Aust. sl.
• WINO a habitual excessive drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol, esp. one who is destitute ...1915 sl., orig. US
WINE - verbs
• DAMASK to warm wine ...L17 sl.
• DRINK OUT OF THE ISLAND to drink out of a wine bottle (the island being the rising bottom of a wine bottle) ...Bk1896 sl.
• LAG to water down or adulterate wine or spirits ...16C sl.
WING - nouns
• FAN a wing ...1640 poetic
• FEATHERS † wings ...c850
WING - verbs
• WAP † of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
WINK - nouns
• BLINK a glance; a glimpse; a wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
WINK - verbs
• BAT to wink; to shut the eyes ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLENK to shine; to glimmer; to wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK to wink, to cause to wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• NICTITATE * to wink ...1822-34
• SQUINNY to laugh broadly; to smile or wink ...B1900 Amer.
• TIP A NOD to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1861
• TIP THE WINK to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1676
• TWINK † to wink, to blink ...c1400
• WAG † to wink repeatedly, to bat the eyes ...1574
WINNER - see WIN
WINNING - see WIN
WINSOME - adjectives
• GAININ' winning, winsome, lovable; ingratiating ...1731 Sc.
WINTER, WINTRY - adjectives
• BACKENDISH of weather: proper to autumn or winter; autumnal, wintry, rough ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HIBERNAL pert. to or proper to winter; appearing in winter ...E17
• HIEMAL * belonging to winter ...M16 now
• HIEMATICAL †* belonging to winter ...1632
• HYEMAL * belonging to winter ...M16
• OPEN of the winter: mild, not frosty; without snow ...1886 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WINTER - nouns
• BLUE-DAY a day which is bleak and frosty; a clear, cold, wintry day ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• DEAD TIME OF YEAR, THE mid-winter ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DEEP † the middle of winter, or of night, when the cold, stillness, or darkness it most intense; the 'depth' ...1530
• EQUALIZER a severe winter ...1964 Amer. dial.
• GANDAYS † the last fortnight of winter (last two weeks of January), and the first fortnight of spring ...1825 Sc.
• GAUNDAYS † the last fortnight of winter (last two weeks of January), and the first fortnight of spring ...1825 Sc.
• HAWK, THE the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HAWKINS the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HIBERNACLE a winter retreat ...E18
• HIBERNACULUM † a greenhouse for wintering plants ...L17
• LADENIN TIME the time of laying in winter provisions ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KING WINTER winter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NORWEGIAN SUMMER a mild winter ...1950 Amer. dial.
WINTER - nouns, person
• SNOWBIRD a fan of winter weather and/or winter sports ...1920s US sl.
WINTER - verbs
• EAT SNOWBALLS to stay in the north during the winter - many tramps wintered in the warmer south ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• GO OUT to emerge from winter quarters ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HIEMATE * to pass the winter, to hibernate ...1623
• HYEMATE * to winter; to hibernate ...E17
• LATIBULIZE * to retire into a hiding place or retreat for the winter ...1802
WINTER - phrases
• BETWEEN GRASS AND HAY between summer and winter ...1968 Amer. dial.
WIPE - nouns
• DIGHT a wipe, a clean ...1826 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WIPE - verbs
• ABSTERGE to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse ...1541
• ABSTERSE †* to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse ...1646
• DIGHT to wipe, to cleanse by wiping ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FILE to wipe or mop floors or tables ...1850 Amer. dial.
• PASS to wipe, to rub ...1968 Amer. dial.
WIPING - nouns
• ABSTERSION the act or process of wiping clean; cleansing, scouring ...1543
• FASH-RAG a pocket-handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
WIRY - adjectives
• WITHY of a person: strong and supple; wiry, tough ...1849 Amer. dial.
WISCONSIN - nouns
• BADGER STATE the state of Wisconsin ...1871 US
• COPPER STATE Wisconsin ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAD TOWN Madison, Wisconsin ...1982 Amer. jocular
• SUDS CITY Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...1980s Amer. sl.
• SUDSVILLE Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...1980s Amer. sl.
WISCONSIN - nouns, person
• BADGER a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin ...1835 Amer. dial.
• DAKOTA FLATHEAD a German settler of Dakota, Wisconsin ...1965 Amer. dial.
WISDOM, WISE - adjectives
• CALLENT † crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience ...1656
• CANNY † supernaturally wise; endowed with occult or magical power ...1768 Sc.
• FARRANT † wise, sagacious, well-informed ...c1860
• GASH sagacious, wise ...1706 Sc.
• HEARTED † sagacious, wise, prudent ...1388
• HEARTY †* possessed of understanding; wise, prudent, sagacious ...1382
• KEEN † wise, learned, clever ...a1000
• OLD wise, serious, thoughtful; of a child: precocious, staid, demure ...1896 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRAND knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANTLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-RAFANT precocious, prematurely wise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OWLY-EYED wise ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• PALLADIAN pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study ...1562
• QUAINT † wise, knowing; skilled; clever, ingenious ...a1250
• SAGED † characterized by wisdom ...1563 nonce word
• SAPIENT wise ...1471
• SAPIENTIAL characterized by wisdom ...c1485
• SAPIENTIOUS * having or affording wisdom ...1852
• SAPIENTIPOTENT †* mighty in wisdom ...1656
• SAVEY wise, sagacious, experienced ...1771 Sc.
• SOLOMONESQUE with the appearance of wisdom ...1875 Amer.
• THOROUGH wise, sane ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Ireland
• TRANTY † of children: wise and forward above their age ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UNBESOTTED able to understand, wise ...1875
• YEPE † prudent, wise, sagacious, shrewd, astute ...c1000
WISDOM - adverbs
• SAPIENTLY with apparent or would-be wisdom ...1816
WISDOM, WISE - nouns
• ADVICE † forethought, prudence, wisdom ...1375
• FAIR THING a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ORACLE an utterance of deep import or wisdom; an opinion or declaration regarded as authoritative and infallible; undeniable truth ...1569
• QUAINTISE † wisdom, cleverness, skill, ingenuity ...1297
• SAGESS † sageness, profound wisdom ...1474
• SAPIENCE 1. wisdom, understanding ...a1300
2. would-be wisdom ...c1374
• SKILL † a wise or sensible act ...a1500
WISDOM, WISE - nouns, person
• DANIEL a person of infallible wisdom ...L16
• ELL-WOMAN a wise woman; a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• KAHUNA a priest of the native Hawaiian religion, a wise man, a minister; now esp. a sorcerer ...1873 Hawaii
• MAGE a magician; a person of exceptional wisdom and learning ...c1400 arch.
• MISOSOPHIST a hater of wisdom ...1890
• OLDEN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• OLD THOUGHT one who is wise or careful beyond his years ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDUN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• ORACLE a person of great wisdom or knowledge whose opinions or decisions are generally accepted; an authority reputed or affecting to be infallible ...1596
• SAGER a would-be wise man ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SAGES OF THE TOWN † the elders or wise persons of the town ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPIENT. a wise man, a sage ...1549
• SAPIENTIPOTENT †* one who is mighty in wisdom; a wise man, a sage ...1675
• THOUGHT one who is wise or careful beyond his years ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WISE - verbs
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S HEAD to be clever, cautious, or wise ...1825 Sc.
• NESTORIZE * to fill one with the idea of being as wise as Nestor ...1612
• SAPE † to be wise ...1694 nonce word
• SAPIENTIZE to make wise ...c1810 nonce word
• SPEAK A PARABLE to make a wise or pithy statement ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WISIFY † to make wise ...1694 nonce word
WISEACRE - nouns, person
• CLEVER-BREECHES a wiseacre, a conceited person: applied ironically ...1892 Eng. dial.
WISECRACK - verbs
• WISE OFF to make wisecracks at someone ...1943 US sl.
WISELY - adverbs
• ADVISEDLY † with prudence; wisely, prudently, judiciously ...c1386
• SAPIENTLY wisely ...1477
WISH - nouns
• HARK a whisper; a secret wish or desire ...1814 Sc.
• OPTATION the act of wishing; a wish or desire ...1577
• OPTION † a wish or desire ...1604
• TALENT † inclination, propension, or disposition for anything; wish, desire, appetite ...a1300
• VELLEITY a mere wish, desire, or inclination without accompanying action or effort ...1624
WISH - nouns, person
• WISH-WAS someone who wishes that he were something that he is not ...1991 US sl.
WISH - verbs
• BID to desire, to wish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EXOPT †* to wish or desire greatly ...1548
• ENVY to wish for, to desire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIN † to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish ...c888
• FANCY to desire, to wish for, to want ...1598 UK
• HAWK to seek or wish for in vain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACK to desire, to wish ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MIND to wish, to have a mind to; to feel inclined or disposed to ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OPTATE * to choose; to wish for, to desire ...1611
WISHBONE - nouns
• BOY a wishbone ...1971 Amer. dial.
• BOY-BONE a wishbone ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BREAKBONE a wishbone ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BREAKING BONE a wishbone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BREASTBONE the wishbone ...1960 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN BONE a wishbone ...1844 Amer. dial.
• GOOD-LUCK BONE a wishbone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JACK-JUMPER the breast-bone or merry-thought of any poultry ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOVE BONE a wishbone ...c1960 Amer. dial. Black usage
• LUCKY BONE a wishbone ...1971 Amer. dial.
• MARRIAGE-BONE the merrythought of a fowl; a wishbone ...19C Sc. & Amer. dial.
• MERRYTHOUGHT the forked bone of a fowl's breast; the wishbone ...1607
• PULLEY BONE the wishbone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PULLY-BONE a wishbone ...1906 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHT-BONE the merrythought of a bird ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WING BONE a wishbone ...c1970 Amer. dial.
WISHED - adjectives
• VOLIBLE † capable of being wished or desired ...1675
WISHING - nouns
• OPTATION the act of wishing; a wish or desire ...1577
• VELLEITY the fact of merely willing, wishing, or desiring without any effort or advance towards action or realization ...1618
WISHY-WASHY - adjectives
• WABBLE wishy-washy, having a weak and watery flavour ...1866 Sc.
• WABBLIE of liquid food or drink: wishy-washy, thin ...1949 Sc.
WISHY-WASHY - nouns
• WABBLE wishy-washy, tasteless liquid food or drink ...1899 Sc.
WISTFUL - adjectives
• FAINING † gladsome, affectionate; also, longing, wistful ...c1400
WISTFULLY - adverbs
• EARNSTFULLY earnestly, wistfully, yearningly ...1844 Eng. dial.
WIT, WITTY - adjectives
• CALLENT † crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience ...1656
• FACETE facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay ...1603 arch.
• LAMBENT of wit, etc.: playing lightly and brilliantly over its subjects; gracefully sportive ...1871
• LEPID * pleasant in speech or behaviour, jocose, facetious, amusing, witty ...1619
• LUCIANICAL † pertaining to or characteristic of Lucian and his style (see etymology on blog page); marked by a scoffing wit ...1562
• QUIRKY playful, witty, merry, good-humoured ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUMGUMPTIOUS shrewd, sharp, witty ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SALT * of speech, wit, etc.: pungent, stinging ...a1600
• SPARKLING lively, intelligent, and witty
WIT, WITTY - adverbs
• FACETELY † in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly ...1619
WIT, WITTERY, WITTICISM, WITTINESS - nouns
• BEL-ESPRIT wit, wittiness ...1860
• DICTERY †* a witty saying or comment; a maxim ...1632
• FACETIAE humorous sayings or writings; witticisms ...1529
• FLASH a burst of wit or merriment ...Bk1893 sl.
• LAMBENCY brilliance and delicate play of wit or fancy ...1871
• LATIN-WIT † wit that depends for its quality on being expressed in Latin ...1670
• LEPIDITY † facetiousness, wit, a jest, a joke ...1647
• SALT dry or laconic wit
• SNARK a caustic witticism ...2003 US sl.
• SPARKLE vivacity or wit
• WANWIT † lack of wit, foolishness ...a1400 chiefly Sc.
WIT, WITTY - nouns, person
• ACTRESS an egocentric show-off, but amusing and witty nonetheless ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• ASTHMA a company wit; one full of ‘wheezes’ (jokes) ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEL-ESPRIT a clever genius; a brilliant wit ...1638
• BRIGHT SPARK a knowledgeable, witty, or clever person; used ironically or sarcastically ...1974 sl.
• DRYSIDES a witty, humorous man ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLASHER a high-flier; a fop; a pretender to wit ...1779 sl.
• HALF-WIT † one who is only half a wit; a dealer in poor witticisms ...1678
• MESS a witty, clever, or mischievous person ...1936 sl.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person ...1930s US Black sl.
• WAG-WIT a witty jesting fellow ...1786 Sc.
• WAG-WITS a waggish person; a witty, jesting fellow ...1787 Sc.
WIT, WITTY - verbs
• CAST ONE'S WITS † to exercise or apply one's wits ...c1400
• SPARKLE to be vivacious or witty
WITCH - adjectives
• HAGGED † witch-like ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WITCH, WITCHCRAFT - nouns
• BEWITCHNESS witchcraft ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLACK HAND a witchcraft spell, a charm ...1928 Amer. dial.
• CAN † supernatural power, witchcraft ...1852 Sc.
• CANTRIP a spell or charm of necromancy or witchcraft; a witch's trick or mischievous device ...1719
• HAGGING †* the meeting of hags or witches ...1584
• MALEFICE † a bad action; the act or effect of witchcraft ...1721 Sc.
• MALIFICE † a bad action; the act or effect of witchcraft ...1721 Sc.
WITCH - nouns, person
• BELDAM a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BELDAME a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BESOM-RIDER a witch, from the popular notion that they rode on broomsticks ...1664
• BOO-HAG a witch, the dead spirit of a dead person, sometimes supposed to cause nightmares ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BRUJA a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BRUJO a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CARLINE a witch or one charged with being such ...1528 chiefly Sc.
• CARLING a witch or one charged with being such ...1528 chiefly Sc.
• ELL-WOMAN a wise woman; a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• FLY-BY-NIGHT a witch ...L18 sl.
• GALDRAGON † a sorceress, a witch ...1821 Sc.
• HAG a woman supposed to have dealings with Satan and the infernal world; a witch; an infernally wicked woman ...1587
• HAGGARD † a hag, a witch ...1658
• HAG SPIRIT a witch; the evil spirit of a dead person, sometimes supposed to cause nightmares ...1894 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• HECATE a hag, a witch ...L16
• HEX a witch; a woman resembling a witch ...M19
• LAMIA a fabulous monster supposed to have the body of woman and to prey upon human beings and suck the blood of children; also, a witch, a she-demon ...1382
• SIBYL a prophetess; a fortune-teller, a witch ...1589
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
• WALKYRIE † a witch, a sorceress ...a1023 obs.
WITCH - verbs
• SCORE ABOVE THE BREATH to mark a supposed witch with a cut cross cut on the brow ...1787 Sc.
WITCHCRAFT - adjectives
• FASCINOUS †* caused or acting by witchcraft or enchantment ...1656
• MALEFICIOUS †* of the nature of witchcraft ...1684
• VENEFICAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1584
• VENEFICIAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1658
• VENEFICIOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1646
• VENEFICOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1657
WITCHCRAFT - nouns
• TAKE †* a spell of magic or witchcraft; enchantment ...1678
WITCHCRAFT - nouns, person
• GOOMER DOCTOR a practitioner of witchcraft ...1947 Amer. dial.
• WOOD DOCTOR a practitioner of witchcraft ...1923 Amer. dial.
WITCHCRAFT - verbs
• DRAW A SCORE to make a mark or sign, esp. of the cross, in order to defeat witchcraft ...1826 Sc.
• FASCINATE † to cast a spell over a person, animal, etc., by a look; said esp. of serpents ...1641
WITHDRAW - verbs
• ABRAID † to wrench or pull out; to snatch; to withdraw; to draw a sword ...c1000
• ABSENT † to be or stay away; to withdraw ...c1400
• ABSIST †* to withdraw; to desist ...1614
• ADRAW † to withdraw oneself ...c1430
• BACK † to draw back, to withdraw ...1578
• BACK WATER to retreat, to withdraw, as from an argument or position ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BEAT A RETREAT to withdraw ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BOW OUT to retreat or withdraw; to resign ...20C sl.
• CANTON † to sever or separate oneself; to secede, to withdraw; fig. to digress ...1611
• CHICKEN OUT to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1930s sl., orig. US
• DIP OUT to back out of ...1952 Aust. sl.
• GAINCALL †* to revoke, to retract, to withdraw ...1535
• JACK to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• JAG to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RAMVERSE † to reverse, to withdraw; to remove, to take away ...1632
• RAMVERT † to reverse, to withdraw ...1632
• RAT OUT to withdraw or depart dishonourably ...20C Amer. sl.
• RENEAGUE to withdraw from an engagement; to jilt; to refuse; to deny ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RESILE to start back from; to flinch; to withdraw ...1814 Sc.
• SCRAFFLE to withdraw unfairly from an engagement or bargain ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SUBDUCE † to take away, to withdraw ...1626
• SUBDUCT * to take away from its place or position, to withdraw from use, consideration, influence etc. ...1652-62
• SUBSTRACT † to withdraw, to withhold from ...1604
• SUBTRACT † to withdraw or withhold a thing that is or may be used or enjoyed ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• UMBEDRAW † to withdraw ...1456
WITHDRAWAL - adjectives
• ABLATITIOUS having the quality or character of a withdrawal or deduction ...1833
WITHDRAWAL - nouns
• ABSENTMENT † the act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away ...1600
• ADRAY † withdrawal ...1303
• BACK-WORD a withdrawal from an engagement ...1841 Eng. dial.
• DECESSION * departure, withdrawal; secession; deviation from a given standard; decrease, diminution ...1606
• GET-OUT a means of evasion; a withdrawal ...L19 colloq.
• SUBDUCTION * withdrawal, removal ...a1620
• SUBTRACTION † 1. withdrawal or removal from a place ...c1400
† 2. the withdrawal or withholding of something due, necessary, or useful ...c1450
WITHDRAWN - adjectives
• OFF distant, aloof, withdrawn ...a1555 UK
WITHER - adjectives
• MARCESCIBLE † liable to wither or fade ...1656
• MARCESSIBLE † liable to wither or fade ...1656
WITHER - verbs
• BANE to wither ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATHE to wither ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEATH to decay, to wither ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLIZZEN to dry up and wither ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DABBER to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DAISE to wither; to become rotten or spoiled from keeping, dampness, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• DAPPER to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DATHER to wither ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAVER to fade; to wither; to droop; to soil ...1621 Eng. dial.
• FALLOW † to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
• MILL IN to shrink; to wither; to diminish in quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUAIL † to fade, wither, etc. ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAINT † to lose vigour or courage; to become weak or faint; to wither, to fade ...1605
• WALLAN to wither, to fade ...1868 Sc.
• WALLOW † to wither, to fade; to waste away ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANZE † to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
• WELK † of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WELKEN † to wither; to fade ...1398
WITHERED - adjectives
• BEAZY dried up, withered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEETHED decayed, withered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAVERED withered, faded, drooping ...1866 Eng. dial.
• EXOLETE † of flowers, etc.: faded or withered ...1730
• FADE † faded, feeble, languishing, withered ...1303
• MARCID † withered, wasted, decayed, rotten ...1656
• MARCIDIOUS †* rotten, decayed, withered; feeble, weak, exhausted ...1656
• PERISHED exhausted, esp. by exposure to heat or cold; wasted, withered ...1940 Amer. dial.
• REESTED withered, shrivelled up ...1820 Sc.
• SCADDERIZ'D of persons: dry, withered ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAM benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY-LOOKING thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHROCKLED shrunk; shrivelled, withered; wrinkled, puckered ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKADDERIZ'D. of persons: dry, withered ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALLAN withered, faded ...1868 Sc.
• WALLOWED † withered, faded, discoloured ...a1300
WITHERED - adverbs
• A-SCRAM of a limb: shrunken, withered ...1888 Eng. dial.
WITHERED - nouns, person
• LARBAR † a lean, withered, or worn out person ...1486 chiefly Sc.
WITHERED - verbs
• ADROUGH † to dry up; to become dry or withered ...c1000
• ADROWE † to dry up; to become dry or withered ...c1000
WITHHOLD - verbs
• ABSENT † to keep away; to detain or withhold from being present ...1530
• FORFEND † to check, to refrain, to withhold ...1382
• LET † to check or withhold oneself; to desist, to refrain ...c1374
• OFHOLD † to withhold, to keep back ...1035-50
• SUBSTRACT † to withdraw, to withhold from ...1604
• SUBTRACT † to withdraw or withhold a thing that is or may be used or enjoyed ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
WITHHOLDING - nouns
• SUBTRACTION † the withdrawal or withholding of something due, necessary, or useful ...c1450
WITHIN - adverbs
• ATHIN within ...1869 Eng. dial.
• BEN inside, within, towards the inner part; in or into an inner part of the house; into the parlour, etc. from the kitchen; in the parlour or chamber ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BEN-INNO within or beyond ...1790 Sc.
WITHIN - prepositions
• ADIN within ...1860 Eng. dial.
• ATHIN within ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BEN in, within, or into the inner part of a house ...1684 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
WITHOUT - adverbs
• BETHOUT without ...Bk1911 Sc.
WITHOUT - prepositions
• AROUT without ...1870 Eng. dial.
• ATHOUT without ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BEDOOT without, unless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDOUT without, unless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETHOUT without ...1800 Eng. dial.
• BOUT without ...Bk1911 Sc.
• OUTEN without ...1895 Amer. dial.
• SANS without ...c1320 arch.
WITHOUT - verbs
• WALTER †* to be without, to lack ...1463 Sc.
WITHSTAND - verbs
• GAINSTAND † to stand against; to withstand, oppose, resist ...c1400 obs. or arch.
• GAINSTRIVE † to strive or struggle against; to oppose; to withstand ...1549-62 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OBVIATE † to meet, to encounter; hence; to withstand, to oppose a person or thing ...1600-9
• OFSTAND †* to withstand ...c1400
• OPPONE † to endeavour to hinder, thwart, or overthrow; to withstand, to resist, to combat; to stand in the way of, to obstruct ...1610
• OPPUGN †* to withstand, to resist attack ...1636
• STAND THE ACID to withstand the severest trial or adversity ...1899 US sl.
WITLESS - adjectives
• AERWITTE † witless, unwise ...1205
• ASS-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CORK-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRAZY WITH THE HEAT foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOO foolish; silly; witless; slightly mad ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAMNFOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMPHOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DINGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIZZELL foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DIZZY foolish; silly; witless; flighty ...Bk1942 colloq.
• DIZZY-DOPEY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• EMPTY-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEATHER-MINDED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL-HEADED foolish; silly; witless ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAGA foolish; silly; witless; sentimental about, infatuated ...1917 sl.
• GANDERISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HEADED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-MINDED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• JINGLE-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOONY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIZZLE-WITTED mentally dull, witless, stupid ...1935 Amer. dial.
• NICE simple; witless ...1297 colloq.
• PRECIOUS FOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRIZE SAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMISED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAMISHED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RATTLE-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SALTLESS senseless, without wit ...1810 Sc.
• SAP-HEADED foolish, silly, stupid, witless ...1665
• SAPLESS foolish, silly, witless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY foolish, silly, witless ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBLE-BRAIN foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-HAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUGGY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUG-NUTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TITTERY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VOOM-VOOM foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WANT-WIT witless, senseless ...1894
WITLESS - nouns, person
• BONE-HEAD a witless person ...1908 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGEHEAD a stupid person; an oaf, simpleton, dolt or fool; a thickhead; a silly person; a witless person...1682 sl.
• CALF'S HEAD a stupid, witless individual ...1600 sl.
• WANT-WIT one who lacks wit or sense; a fool ...1448-9
WITNESS - adjectives
• SUFFRAGANT † giving support or witness ...a1656
WITNESS - nouns, person
• AFFIDAVIT MAN a professional witness who, with pay, will swear to anything; a hired perjurer ...L17 sl.
• DEPONENT a witness ...1880 Sc.
• IRISH-EVIDENCE a false witness ...Bk1785 sl.
• JACKET a witness to a crime ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• MAN OF SKILL in Scottish law: an expert witness ...1710 Sc.
• OCULAR WITNESS † an eye-witness ...1608 now rare or obs.
• STRAW-MAN a perjured witness ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAW-SHOES a perjured witness ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAW-WITNESS a perjured witness ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUFFRAGANT † one who gives his suffrage or vote; a voter; hence, a supporter, a witness ...1627
• SUFFRAGATOR † a voter, a supporter; a witness ...1617
• TITLARK a spectator; a witness ...1799 sl.
• WIT a witness ...1999 US sl.
WITNESS - verbs
• DEPONE to testify, to asseverate, to affirm; to give evidence as a witness ...1726 Sc.
• SUFFRAGATE † to testify, to bear witness to ...1620
• SWALLOW BOBBY to make a false witness ...M19 Aust. sl.
WITTICISM - see WIT
WITTY - see WIT
WIZARD - nouns, person
• HE-WITCH a wizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MAGIAN a magician; a wizard ...1578
• MAGUSIAN †* a magian; a magician; a wizard; a follower of the magi ...1587
• MALEFIC † a malign wizard ...1652
• NECROMANCER one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1300
• NECROMANCIEN † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1303
• NECROMANT † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1598
• NECROMANTIC † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1574
• NECROMANTIST †* one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1607
• OB † a wizard, magician, sorcerer, ventriloquist ...1659
• VARLET † a warlock, a wizard ...1710 Sc.
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
WIZARDRY - nouns
• WARLOCKRY the practice of magic by men; wizardry ...1818
WIZENED - adjectives
• SCADDERIZED of persons: shrivelled, wizened ...1825 Sc.
WOBBLE - verbs
• WABBLE to wobble; to walk unsteadily, to stagger, to totter, to rock on one's feet, to waffle ...1786 Sc.
• WALLOP to dangle, to flap, to wobble ...1822 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
• WARBLE † to vibrate, to quiver; to wobble ...1549
• YEE-YAW to swerve back and forth; to wobble ...1935 Amer. dial.
WOBBLING, WOBBLY - adjectives
• ON THE WAMBLE staggering, wobbling ...1881
• RACKETY unstable, falling to pieces, ready to collapse, wobbly ...1824 Amer. dial.
• RACKILY unstable, falling to pieces, ready to collapse, wobbly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RACKLETY unstable, falling to pieces, ready to collapse, wobbly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UPON THE WAMBLE staggering, wobbling ...1881
• WEE-WAW askew; crooked; more on one side than the other; rickety, shaky, loose, unsteady, wobbling ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WOBBLEDY wobbly ...1898 Amer. dial.
WOBBLY - adverbs
• LAP-LEGGED in a lopsided or wobbly fashion ...1948 Amer. dial.
WOBBLY - verbs
• WEEWAW to set askew; to proceed unsteadily; to be shaky, wobbly or rickety ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WOW to be shaky, rickety, or wobbly ...1927 Amer. dial.
WOE - adjectives
• WAILY oppressed with woe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WOE - nouns
• BALE 1. evil, esp. considered in its active operation, as destroying, blasting, injuring, hurting, paining, tormenting; fatal, dire, or malign quality of influence; woe, mischief, harm, injury; in earlier use often: death, infliction of death ...a1000
† 2. physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
• WANE † misery, woe ...a1200
WOE - interjections
• DEAR! an exclamation of woe, surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1694
• EALIE! an exclamation of woe ...1845 Sc.
WOEBEGONE - adjectives
• DAWFUL doleful, woebegone ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SADLY-BEGONE woebegone, disappointed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UNLAIGHT doleful, serious, woebegone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• WAFF melancholy, woebegone ...1868 Sc.
WOEFUL - adjectives
• BALE † sorrowing, mournful, woeful ...c1220
• SAIRIE in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SAIRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SARRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
WOLF - nouns
• KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions ...1641
• LESSES † the dung of a 'ravenous' animal, as a wild boar, wolf, or bear ...a1400 hunting usage
• LOAFER the gray wolf ...1877 Amer. dial.
• LOBO a gray wolf ...1852 Amer. dial.
• LOVER WOLF the gray wolf ...1976 Amer. dial.
WOLVERINE - nouns
• INDIAN DEVIL a wolverine ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK BEAR the wolverine ...1876 Amer. dial.