| wish |
to long for; desire; want. [9 definitions] |
| wishbone |
a forked bone found in front of the breastbone of most birds, formed by the fusion of the clavicles, and sometimes used, when taken from a cooked fowl, to make wishes over. |
| wisp |
a thin bundle, bunch, tuft, streak, or the like, as of straw, hair, or smoke. [4 definitions] |
| wisteria |
any of several related woody vines characterized by drooping clusters of flowers that resemble bunches of grapes, usu. in purple or white. |
| wit1 |
(often pl.) the innate ability to perceive, think, or know; mental faculties; intelligence. [5 definitions] |
| witch |
a woman who practices or is believed to practice occult magic; sorceress. (Cf. warlock.) [4 definitions] |
| with |
in the company of; accompanying. [16 definitions] |
| with a grain of salt |
with a somewhat skeptical attitude. |
| with child |
pregnant. |
| withdraw |
to take back, out, or away; remove. [4 definitions] |
| withdrew |
past tense of withdraw. |
| wither |
to dry up, shrivel, or wilt, as from decay or lack of moisture. [5 definitions] |
| withheld |
past tense and past participle of "withhold." |
| withhold |
to deliberately hold back; restrain. [3 definitions] |
| within |
into or in the interior part, esp. of a building or room. [6 definitions] |
| without |
having none of or no; lacking. [5 definitions] |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; prevail against, bear, or survive. [2 definitions] |
| withstood |
past tense and past participle of "withstand." |
| witness |
to see or personally experience. [9 definitions] |
| witty |
displaying or characterized by clever, perceptive humor. [2 definitions] |
| wives |
pl. of wife. |