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English Word Dictionary

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welch

verb · cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

welcoming

adjective · very cordial

Example: a welcoming smile

welfarist

adjective · of or relating to a welfare state

well

adjective · wise or advantageous and hence advisable

Example: it would be well to start early

well out

verb · flow freely and abundantly

Example: Tears streamed down her face

well over

verb · flow or run over (a limit or brim)

well up

verb · come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

Example: Strong emotions welled up

well water

noun · underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks

well-disposed

adjective · inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

Example: a government friendly to our interests

well-found

adjective · having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings

Example: a well-appointed kitchen

well-grooved

adjective · established as if settled into a groove or rut

well-lighted

adjective · provided with artificial light

Example: illuminated advertising

well-lined

adjective · full of money

Example: a well-lined purse

well-nigh

adverb · (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

Example: the job is (just) about done

well-ordered

adjective · ordered well

Example: well-ordered work habits

well-qualified

adjective · more than adequately qualified

Example: a well-qualified officer

well-rounded

adjective · many-sided

Example: an all-around athlete

well-situated

adjective · in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

Example: they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards

well-thought-of

adjective · receiving deferential regard

Example: a respected family

well-timed

adjective · done or happening at the appropriate or proper time

Example: a timely warning

welsh

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language

Example: the Welsh coast

wend

verb · direct one's course or way

Example: wend your way through the crowds

western

adjective · lying toward or situated in the west

Example: our company's western office

westernise

verb · make western in character

Example: The country was Westernized after it opened up

westernize

verb · make western in character

Example: The country was Westernized after it opened up

westmost

adjective · farthest to the west

westside

adjective · of the western part of a city

Example: he lives in upper westside Manhattan

westwards

adverb · toward the west

Example: they traveled westward toward the setting sun

wet

adjective · very drunk

whacky

adjective · informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Example: it used to drive my husband balmy

whalebone whale

noun · whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

wham

verb · hit hard

Example: The teacher whacked the boy

whap

verb · hit hard

what is more

adverb · in addition

Example: computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving

whatever may come

adverb · in spite of all obstacles

Example: we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water

wheately elm

noun · a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves

wheedle

verb · influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Example: He palavered her into going along

wheel around

verb · change directions as if revolving on a pivot

Example: They wheeled their horses around and left

wheezily

adverb · with a wheeze

Example: he talked wheezily

wheezingly

adverb · with a wheeze

Example: he talked wheezily

wheezy

adjective · relating to breathing with a whistling sound

when first seen

adverb · as a first impression

Example: at first blush the offer seemed attractive

when the time comes

adverb · at the appropriate time

Example: we'll get to this question in due course

while away

verb · spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time

whimsically

adverb · in a fanciful manner

Example: the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated

whiny

adjective · habitually complaining

Example: a whiny child

whip through

verb · go through very fast

Example: We whipped through the last papers that we had to read before the weekend

whip up

verb · prepare or cook quickly or hastily

whirl around

verb · fly around

Example: The clothes tumbled in the dryer

whish

verb · move with a whishing sound

Example: The car whished past her

whisk off

verb · take away quickly and suddenly

whiskery

adjective · having hair on the cheeks and chin

white beer

noun · a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent