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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.
Wheat
n.
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A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race.
Wheatbird
n.
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A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
Wheatear
n.
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A small European singing bird (Saxicola /nanthe). The male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each side. Called also checkbird, chickell, dykehopper, fallow chat, fallow finch, stonechat, and whitetail.