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English Word Dictionary

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worsen

verb · grow worse

Example: Conditions in the slum worsened

worsened

adjective · made or become worse; impaired

Example: troubled by the worsened economic conditions

worthful

adjective · having worth or merit or value

Example: a valuable friend

worthwhile

adjective · sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest

Example: a worthwhile book

worthy

adjective · worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

Example: the parents found the girl suitable for their son

wrangler

noun · a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses

wrap up

verb · clothe, as if for protection from the elements

Example: cover your head!

wrathfully

adverb · in a wrathful manner

Example: he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically

wrawl

verb · cry loudly, as of animals

Example: The coyotes were howling in the desert

wrecked

adjective · destroyed in an accident

Example: a wrecked ship

wrest

verb · obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

Example: wrest the knife from his hands

wretchedly

adverb · in a wretched manner

Example: `I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly

wriggly

adjective · moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

Example: wiggly worms

wring from

verb · get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

wring out

verb · extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing

Example: wring out the washcloth

write

verb · communicate or express by writing

Example: Please write to me every week

write copy

verb · write for commercial publications

Example: She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar

write down

verb · reduce the estimated value of something

Example: For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

write in

verb · write to an organization

Example: Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program

write in code

verb · convert ordinary language into code

Example: We should encode the message for security reasons

write of

verb · write about a particular topic

Example: Snow wrote about China

write off

verb · reduce the estimated value of something

Example: For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer

write on

verb · write about a particular topic

Example: Snow wrote about China

write out

verb · make out and issue

Example: write out a check

writhing

adjective · moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

Example: wiggly worms

writings

noun · the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

wrong

adjective · characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; the wrong side of the road"

Example: he submitted a faulty report

wrongfully

adverb · in an unjust or unfair manner

Example: the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed

wrongly

adverb · in an inaccurate manner

Example: he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly

wroth

adjective · vehemently incensed and condemnatory

Example: they trembled before the wrathful queen

wryly

adverb · in a wry manner

Example: `I see,' he commented wryly

wurlitzer

noun · United States businessman (born in German) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914)

wurzburg

noun · a city of south central Germany

x

adjective · being one more than nine

x chromosome

noun · the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females

Example: human females normally have two X chromosomes

x-linked

adjective · relating to genes or characteristics or conditions carried on the X chromosome

Example: an X-linked mutation

x-linked scid

noun · SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor

x-or circuit

noun · gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire

x-radiation

noun · obtaining images by the use of X rays

x-ray

noun · a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

x-ray photograph

noun · a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

x-ray picture

noun · a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

x-scid

noun · SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor

xanax

noun · an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class

xanthemia

noun · excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color

xanthium

noun · coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles

xanthoma multiplex

noun · widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

xanthomatosis

noun · widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

xanthomonas

noun · a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water

xanthophyl

noun · yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

xanthophyll

noun · yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

xanthorrhoeaceae

noun · one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

xanthorroea

noun · grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae

xanthosoma

noun · tropical American tuberous perennials

xanthosoma atrovirens

noun · tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

xanthosoma sagittifolium

noun · tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes