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Warfare, wår fåre. s. military lite
Warily, wa're-le. ad. cautiously
Wariness, wa're-nês. s. caution
Warlike, war'like. a. military

Watertowi, wa'tür-loul. s. fowl that gets their food in water Waterman, wa'tur-mån. s. a boatman Watermark, wa'tur-márk. s. the utmost limit of the rise of the flood [water Watermill, wa'tur-mill. s. a mill turned by Warm, wårm. v. a. to heat in a gentle de-Waterwork, wa'tur-work. s. any hydraulick Warmly, warm'lè. ad. with gentle heat;

Warm, wirm. a. heated to a small degree;
zealous
[gree; to heat mentally

eagerly, ardently

woof

Warmth, warmth. s. gentle heat; zeal, passion
Warn, wårn. v. a. to caution; to admonish
Warning, warning. s. caution
Warp, warp. s. the thread that crosses the
[from the true direction
Warp, warp. v. a. to contract; to turn aside
Warrant, wor'ránt. v. a. to give authority to;|
to justify
[some right or authority
Warrant, wor'ránt. 6. a writ conferring
Warrantable, wor'rant-a-bl. a. justifiable
Warrantably, wor'rânt-å-blè. ad. justifiably
Warranty, wor'rant-è. s. authority
Warren, wor'rin. s. a kind of park for rabbits
Warrener, wor'rin-år. s. the keeper of a

warren

Warrior, wär'yur. s. a soldier

Wart, wårt. s. a corneous excrescence
Wary, wa'rè. a. cautious, scrupulous
Wa's, woz. pret. of to be

Wash, wosh. v. a. to cleanse by ablution
Wash, wosh. s. any thing collected by water;
a bog;
a cosmetick lotion; a superficial
colour; feed of hogs; act of washing the
clothes of a family; the line washed at

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Wasty, wosh'è. a. watery, damp
Wasp, wosps. a brisk stinging insect
Waspish, wosp'ish. a. peevish, irritable
Wast, wost. the second person of was, from
to be

performance

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Way, wa. s. road; course, direction of mo
tion; passage; means

Wayfarer, wa'fa-rur. s. passenger
Wayfaring, wa'fa-ring. a. travelling
Waylay, wa-la'. v. a. to beset by ambush
Wayward, wa'word. a. froward, peevish
We, wéé. pron. the plural of I
Weak, wèke. a. feeble; infirm; pliant
Weaken, we'kn. v. a. to debilitate
Weakling, weke'ling. s. a feebie creature
Weakly, weke'le. ad. feebly

Weakness, wèke'nês. e. feebleness; infirmity •
foolishness of mind

Werkside, weke side'. s. foible, deficience, in
firmity

Weal, wèle. s. happiness, prosperity
Wealth, welth. s. riches, money
Wealthiness, welth'è-nés. s. richness
ex-Wealthy, welth'è. a. rich, opulent

Waste, waste. v. a. to diminish; to consume
Waste, waste. a. destroyed, ruined
Waste, waste. s. consumption; useless

pense; desolate or uncultivated ground
Wasteful, waste'fůl. a. destructive; lavish
Wastefulness, waste'ful-nês. s. prodigality
Watch, wotsh. s. forbearance of sleep; guard;

a period of the night; a pocket clock Watch, wôteh. v. a. to guard; to tend Watchful, wotsh'fůl. a. vigilant Watchfulness, wotsh'ful-nés. s. vigilance Watchhouse, wotsh'house. s. place where the watch is set

Wean, wene. v. a. to put from the breast
Weapon, wep'pn. s. instrument of offence
Weaponless, wep'pt-lês. a. unarmed
Wear, ware. v. a. to waste; to consume; te

use as clothes

Wearer, wa'rur. s. one who wears any thing
Weariness, we'rè-nês. s. lassitude; fatigue
Wearisome, we're-sům. a. tedious, causing
weariness

Wearisomeness, wè'rè-sum-nês. s. the quality
of tiring; state of being easily tired
Weary, we're. v. a. to tire, to fatigue
Weary, we're. a. subdued by fatigue; impa-
tient of the continuance of any thing painful
Wessand, we'zn. s. the windpipe

Watchmaker, wôtsh'må-kůr. s. one whose
trade is to make watches
Watchman, wotsh'man. s. guard, sentinel
Watchword, wotsh'wurd. s. the word given
to the sentinels to know their friends
Water, wh'tur. s. one of the elements; urine;Weather, wêth'ur. s. state of the air
lustre of a diamond

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Water, wi'tur. v. a. to irrigate; to give water
Waterfall, wi'tür-fail. s. cataract, cascade

Weather, weth'ur. v. a. to pass with difficulty Weatherbeaten, weth'år-be-tn. a. harassed and seasoned by hard weather

Weathercock, wéth'úr-kok. s. a vane on the|| Welter, wél'tur. v. n. to rod in water or mire

top of a spire

Wen, wen. s. a fleshy or callous excrescence
Wench, wensh. s. a young woman

Weatherglass, wêth'ur-glas. s. a barometer
Weatherwise, weth'ur-wize. a. skilful in fore-Wencher, wénsh'ur. s. a fornicator
telling the weather

Weave, weve. v. a. pret. wove, weaved; part.
pass. woven, weaved, to form by texture
Weaver, we'vir. s. one who makes threads!

into cloth

Web, web. s. any thing woven Webbed, webd. a. joined by a film Wed, wed. v. a. to marry Wedding, wed'ding. s. marriage, nuptials Wedge, wêdje. s. a body which, having a sharp edge, continually growing thicker, is used to cleave timber

week

Wedge, wedje. v. a. to fasten with wedges Wedlock, wed'lok. s. marriage Wednesday, wenz'de. s. the fourth day of the [habit of mourning Weed, weed. s. a useless or noxious herb; Weed, weed. v. a. to rid of noxious plants Week, week. s. the space of seven days Weekday, week'da. s. any day except Sunday Weekly, week'le. a. happening or done once Weekly, week'le. ad. once a week [a week Ween, wéén. v. n. to imagine Weep, wéép. v. n. pret. and part. pass. wept, weeped. to shed tears; to lament Weeper, weep'ur. s. a mourner; a white border on the sleeve of mourning dress Weigh, wå. v. a. to examine by the balance Weigher, wa'ur. s. one who weighs Weight, wåte. s. a mass by which bodies are weighed; heaviness; pressure; importance; influence

Wept, wept. pret. and part. of weep

Were, wer. pret. of the verb to be, which see; likewise the part. been

Wert, wert. the second person singular of the pret. of to be

West, west. 8. the region where the sun sets West, west. a. towards, or coming from, the

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Wheal, hwele. s. a pustule Wheat, hwète. s. bread corn Wheaten, hwè'tn. a. made of wheat Wheedle, hwée'dl. v. a. to entice by soft words [round upon an axis Weightily, wa'té lè. ad. heavily, importantly Wheel, hweel. s. a circular body that turns Weightiness, wa'tè-nes. s. heaviness; impor-Wheel, hwèèl. v. a. to move on wheels; to

tance

Weighty, wa'tè. a. heavy, important
Welcome, wel'kům. a. received with gladness
Welcome, wel'kura. int. a form of salutation
used to a new comer
[new comer
Welcome, wel'kům, s. kind reception of a
Welfare, welfare. . happiness, prosperity
Welkin, wel'kin. s. the visible regions of the air
Well, well. s. a spring, a fountain
Well, well. a. not sick; happy
Well, well. ad. skilfully, properly; favourably
Welladay, wel'a-da. intj. alas!
Wellbeing, wel-being. s. happiness, prosperity
Wellborn, wel-born'. a. not ineanly descend.
Wellbrad, wel-bred'. a. polite
Welldone, wel'dun. int. a word of praise
Wellmet, wêl-mêt'. int. a tern of salutation
Wellnigh, wêl-nl. ad. almost

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Welispent, wel'spent. a. passed with virtue
Wellspring, wel'spring. s. fountain, source
Wellwisher, wêl-wish'ur. s. one who wishes
the good of another
Welt, welt. s. a border, a guard

turn on an axis

Wheelbarrow, hwéél'bár-rỏ. s. a carriage
driven forward on one wheel
Wheelright, hwéel'rite. s. a maker of wheel
carriages

Wheeze, hweeze. v. n. to breathe with noise
Whelk, hwelk. s. a protuberance
Whelm, hwelm. v. a. to cover, to bury
Whelp, hwelp. s. the young of a dog, &c.
Whelp, hwelp. v. a to bring young
When, bwen. ad. at the time that
Whence, hwense. ad. from what place; for
which cause
[what place soever
Whence soever, hwênse-so-ev'ûr. ad. from
Whenever, hwen-ev'r.
Whensoever, hwên-sd-v úr.

whatsoever time

ad. at

Where, hwåre, ad. at which place Whereabout, hware'â-bout. ad. near what place [ry; at which place Whereas, hware-âz'. ad. when on the contraWhereat, hwere-ât'. ad. at which Whereby, hware-bi'. ad. by which

Wherever,hware-év'ur.ad.at whatsoever placeWhisker, hwis'kur. s. hair growing on the Wherefore, hware'fore. ad. for which reason

for what reason

Wherein, hware-in'. ad. in which
Whereinto, hware-in-tôó'. ad. into which
Whereof, hware-ôr. ad. of which
Whereon, hware-ôn'. ad. on which
Wheresoever, hwåre-so-êv'ůr. ad. in what
place soever

Whereunto, hware-un-t38'. ad. to which
Whereupon, hware-up-ón'. ad. upon which
Wherewithal, hware-with-åll'. ad.with which
Wherret, hwer'rit. v. a. to hurry, to tease
Wherry, bwêr'rẻ. s. a light boat used on rivers
Whet, hwet. v. a. to sharpen, to edge
Whet, hwet, s. the act of sharpening;
thing that makes hungry
Whether, hweth'ur. pron. which of two
Whetstone, hwet'stone. e. a sharpening stone
Whey, hwa. s. the serous part of milk
Which, hwitsh. pron. relat. that, relating to
things

Whiff, hwif. s. a blast, a puff

any

Whig, hwig. s. the name of a party in poli

ticks

[Whigs Whiggish, hwiggish. a. relating to the

[voice

cheek unshaven; the mustachio Whisper, hwis'pur. v. n. to speak with a low Whisper, hwis'pur. s. a low soft voice Whiperer, hwis'pur-ur. s. one that speaks low; a private talker Whist, hwist. int. be still

Whist, hwist. s. a game at cards

Whistle, hwis'sl. v. n. to form a kind of mu sical sound by an inarticulate modulation of the breath; to sound shrill Whistle, hwis'sl. s. sound made by the modu lation of the breath; a small wind instru Whit, hwit. s. a point; a jot White, hwlte. a. snowy; pale; pure White, hwite. s. any thing white; the albu gineous part of eggs

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Whiten, hwl'tn. v. a. to make white
Whiten, hwitn. v a. to grow white
Whiteness, hwite'nés. s. the state of being

white

Whitewash, bwlte'wosh. v. a. to make white by applying a wash to the surface Whither, bwith'ur. ad. to what place Whithersoever, hwith-ûr-só-év'ůr. ad. to whatsoever place

Whiggism, hwlg'gizm. s. the notions of a Whiting, hwl'ting, s. a small seafish; soft

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Whine, wine. v. n. to lament in low mur-Wholesome, hole'sům. 3. sound; salutary murs, to moan meanly Wholesomeness, hole'súm-nés. s. salubrity,

Whine, hwine. s. plaintive noise, mean complaint [a horse or colt Whinny, hwin'ne. v. n. to make a noise like Whip, hwip, v. a. to strike with any thing tough and flexible; to sew slightly Whip, hwlp. s. au instrument of correction tough and pliant [are made Whipcord, hwip'kord. s. cord of which lashes Whiphand, hwlp'hånd. s. advantage over Whiplash, hwip lash. s. the small end of a whip

tion

Whirl, hwêrl. v. a. to turn round rapidly Whirl, hwêrl. s. quick rotation, circular mo[dren spin round Whirligig, hwêr'le-gig. s. a toy which chilWhirlpool, hwêrl'pool. s. a place where the water moves circularly Whirlwind, hwêrl'wind. s. a stormy wind moving circularly Whisk, bwisk. s. a small besom

Whisk, hwisk. v. a. to sweep with a whisk

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Wicked, wik'id. a. given to vice

Wickedly, wik'id-lé. ad. criminally

Wickedness, wik'id-nês. s. corruption of ners, guilt

Wicket, wik'it. s. a small gate

remote

Windfall, wind'fåll. s. fruit blown down
from the tree

man-Windgun, wind'gun. s. a gun which dis-
charges a bullet by means of wind com→
pressed
[to generate wind

Wide, wide. a. broad, extended far each way; Windiness, win'de-nês. s. flatulence; tendency
Winding, wind'Ing. s. flexure, meander⚫
Windingsheet, wind'ing-shëèt. s. a sheet in
which the dead are enwrapped
Windlass, wind'lås. s. a handle by which any
thing is turned
[wind

[extent Wide, wide ad. at a distance; with great Widely, wide'lè. ad. with great extent each way; remotely

dead

Windmill, wind'mill. s. a mill turned by the
Window, win'do. s. an aperture in a building
by which air and light are intromitted
Windpipe, wind'pipe. s. the passage of breath

Widen, w'dn. v. a. to make wide, to extend
Widgeon, wid'jîn. s. a water-fowl
Widow, wid'd. s. a woman whose husband is
[wife
Widower, wid'd-ur. s. one who has lost his
Widowhood, wid'ô-hůd. s. the state of a Windward, wind'word. ad. towards the wind
Width, width. s. breadth, wideness [widow Windy, win'de. a. consisting of wind ; tem-
Wield, wééld. v. a. to use with full command] pestuous
Wieldy, wéél'de. a. manageable

Wife, wife. s. plur. wives. a woman that has
a husband
[sort of cake
Wig, wig. s. false hair worn on the head, a
Wight, wite. s. a person, a being [vage
Wild, wild. a. not tame; not cultivated; sa-
Wild, wild. s. a desert

Wilder, wil'dur. v. a. to lose or puzzle in a
pathless tract

Wilderness, wil'dur-nês. s. a desert
Wildfire, wild'fire. s. a composition of

(grape

Wine, wine. s. the fermented juice of the
Wing, wing. s. the limb of a bird by which
it flies; the side body of an army
Wing, wing. v. a. to enable to fly
Wink, wingk. v. n. to shut the eyes; to di

rect by the motion of the eyelids; to connive
Wink, wingk. s. act of closing the eye; a
hint given by motion of the eye
Winner, win'nur. s. one who wins
Winning, win'ning. part. a. attractive
in-Winning, win'ning. s. the sum won
Winnow, win'nd. v. a. to separate by means
of the wind; to fan
[year
Winter, win'tur. s. the cold season of the
Winter, win'tur. v. n. to pass the winter
Winterly, win'tur-lè. a. suitable to winter
Wintry, win'trẻ. a. belonging to winter
Wipe, wipe. v. a. to cleanse by rubbing with
something soft

flammable materials, easy to take fire Wildgoosechase, wild-goos'tshåse. s. a pursuit of something unlikely to be caught Wildness, wild'nes. s. rudeness; irregularity of manners; savageness Wile, wile. s. a deceit, a fraud Wilful, wil'fil. a. stubborn, perverse Wilfully, wil'fil-é. ad. obstinately (Dess Wilfulness, wil'fil-nês. s. cbstinacy, stubborn-Wipe, wipe. s. a blow, a stroke, a rub Wiliness, wi'le-nês. s. cunning, guile Wire, w'ur. s. metal drawn into threads Will, will. s. choice; command Wiredraw, wl'ur-draw. v. a. to spin into wire; Will, will. v. a. to command, to direct to draw by art or violence Willing, wil'ling. a. inclined to any thing Wiredrawer, wi'ir-draw-ûr. s. one who spins complying [sent Wisdom, wiz'dům. s. sapience [wire Willingly, willing-lè. ad.with one's own con- Wise, włze. a. sapient, judging rightly Willingness, wil'ling-nés. s. freedom from re-Wise, wize. s. way of being or acting Willow, wil'13. s. a tree [luctance Wiseacre, wize'd-kir. s. a fool, a dunce Wily, wi'le. a. cunning, sly Wisely, wize'lé. ad. judiciously; prudently Win, win. v. a. pret. wan and won; part. Wish, wish. v. n. to have strong desire won. to gain by conquest, to obtain, to Wish, wish. s. longing desire gain by courtship [rider, or of pain Wishful, wish'ful. a. longing Wince, winse. v. n. to kick as impatient of Wishfully, wish'fül-è. ad. with longing Winch, winsh. v. n. to kick with impatience, Wisp, wisp. s. a small bundle as of hay or to shrink from any uneasiness Wistful, wist'fol. a. attentive, earnest [straw Wind, wind. s. a strong motion of the air Wistfully,wist ful-lè. ad. attentively, earnestly breath; flatulence [sound by inflation Wit, wit. s. the intellect; quickness of fancy; Wind, wind. v. a. to turn round, to twist, tu a man of genius; sense Wind, wind. v. n. to turn, to change; to Witch, witsh. s. a woman given to unlawful move round Itrary winds Witchcraft, witsh'kraft. s. the practice of Windbound, wind'båånd. a. confined by con[means Winder, wind'år. s. an instrument or person by which any thing is turned round

a

witches

[arts

With, with. prep. by, noting the cause or
Withal, with-all'. ad. along with the rest

Withdraw, with-draw'. v. a. to take back; to Wonderful, wún'dúr-fůl. a. strange, astonish-
call away
ing
[ful manner
Wonderfully, win'dur-ful-è. ad. in a wonder-

Withdraw, with-draw'. v. n. to retreat
Withdrawingroom, with-dråw'ing-room. s. Wonderstruck, wun'dur-struk. a. amazed

room behind another for retirement
Withe, with. s. a willow twig; a band
Wither, with ur. v. n. to fade; to waste
Withers, with'arz. s. the joining of the
shoulder-bones at the bottom of the neck
and mane

Withhold, with-hold'. v. a. pret. and part. withheld or withholden, to restrain; to keep back

Within, with-in'. prep. in the inner part; not longer ago than; in the reach of Withinside, with-in'side. ad. in the interior parts

Wondrous, win'drus. a. marvellous
Wont, wint. v. n. to be accustomed
Wonted, wůnt'êd. part. a. accustomed
Woo, w83. v. a. to court, to sue to for love;
to court solicitously, to invite with impor
tunity

Woo, wô8. v. n. to court, to make love
Wood, wid. s. a large and thick plantation
of trees; timber

Woodcock, wůd'kok. s. a bird of passage
Wooded, wid'êd. a. supplied with wood
Wooden, wid'dn. a. ligneous

Woodland, wid'lånd. s. ground covered with, Without, with-båt'. prep. not with; beyond, wood [of lark not within the compass of; nut by; on the Woodlark, wůd'lark. s. a melodious sort outside of [cept Woodlouse, wůd'louse. s. the millepedes Without, with-out'. conj. unless, if not, ex-Woodman, wüd'man. s. a sportsman Withstand, with-stånd'. v. a. to oppose, tc

resist

Witless, wit'lês. a. wanting understanding
Witling, wit'ling. s. a pretender to wit
Witness, wit'nés. s. testimony
Witness, wit'nes. v. a. to attest

Wood note, wůd'note. s. wild musick
Woodnymph, wůd'nimf. s. a dryad

Woody, wůd'è. a. abounding with wood
ligneous

Wooer, w88'ir. s. one who courts a woman [with Woof, woof. s. the thread that crosses the

Witticism, wit'té-sizm. s. a mean attempt at
Wittily, wit'te-lè. ad. ingeniously
Wittingly, wit'ting-lè. ad. knowingly
Wittol, wit'tol. s. contented cuckold
Witty, wit'te. a. ingenions; sarcastick
Wive, we. v. a. to match to a wife
Wives, wlvz. s. plur. of wife
Wizard, wiz'ird. s. a conjurer
Wo, wo. s. grief, sorrow, misery
Woad, wode. s. a plant used in dying
Wobegone, wo'be-gon. a. lost in wo
Woful, wo'fill. a. sorrowful, afflicted
Wofully, wo'ful-ẻ. ad. sorrowfully;
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Word, wird. v. a. to express in proper words Wordy, wurd'è. a. verbose Wore, wore. pret. of wear wretch-Work, würk. v. a. pret. worked or wrought. to labour; to toil; to ferment; to operate Wold, wold. s. a plain open country Work, wurk. s. toil, labour; embroidery of Wolf, wulf. s. a kind of wild dog the needle [poor Wolish, wulfish. a. resembling a wolf Workhouse, work'house. s. a house for parish Woman, wum'un. s. the female of the human Workingday, würk'Ing-då. s. day on which [an aversion for the female sex labour is permitted; not the sabbath Womanhater, wôm'on-hå-tur. s. one who has Workman, würk'mån. 6. an artificer Womanhood, wům'in-hůd. s. the qualities of Workmanlike, wurk'mân-like. a. well per [the art of working

race

a woman

[woman formed

Womanish, wům'in-Ish. a. suitable to a Workmanship, wurk'man-ship. s. manufacture, Womankind, wům'in-kylnd. s. the female sex, Workwoman, würk'wum in. s. a woman skilled in needlework

the race of women

Womanly, wům'un-lè. a. becoming a woman Womb, woôm. s. the place of the foetus in the mother; the place whence any thing is produced

World, wûrld. s. the earth; present state of existence; publick life; mankind Worldliness, wårld'le-nês. s. covetousness Worldling, world'ling. s. a mortal set upon profit

Worldly, world'lè. a. secular; bent upon this world; humane

Women, wim'min. s. plur. of woman
Won, win. pret. and part. pass. of win
Wonder, win'dur. v. n. to be struck with ad-
miration, to be astonished
Wonder, wun'dur. s. admiration, amazement present life

Worldly, warld'le. ad. with relation to the

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