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Wharfing
n.
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A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
Wharfinger
n.
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A man who owns, or has the care of, a wharf.
Wharl
n.
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Alt. of Wharling
Wharling
n.
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A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See Burr, n., 6.
Wharp
n.
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A kind of fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder.
What
pron., a., & adv.
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As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?
What
pron., a., & adv.
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As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely or independently; -- often with a question following.
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys!
What
pron., a., & adv.
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As a relative pronoun
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; -- called a compound relative.
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . . which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at, which.
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used indefinitely.
What
pron., a., & adv.
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Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; -- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with repetition.
What
n.
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Something; thing; stuff.
What
interrog. adv.
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Why? For what purpose? On what account?
Whate'er
pron.
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A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry.
Whatever
pron.
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Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively.
Whatnot
n.
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A kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an etagere.
Whatso
indef. pron.
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Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that.
Whatsoe'er
pron.
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A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry.
Whatsoever
pron. & a.
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Whatever.
Whaul
n.
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Same as Whall.
Whaup
n.
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See Whaap.
Wheal
n.
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A pustule; a whelk.
Wheal
n.
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A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.
Wheal
n.
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Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.
Wheal
n.
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A mine.
Whealworm
n.
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The harvest mite; -- so called from the wheals, caused by its bite.