| whether |
used to introduce one choice or alternative. [2 definitions] |
| whey |
the watery part of milk remaining when the curds are separated out, as to make cheese. |
| which |
what one or ones. [9 definitions] |
| whichever |
whatever or any one that. [2 definitions] |
| whiff |
a trace of odor carried on the air. [8 definitions] |
| while |
a period of time. [6 definitions] |
| whim |
a sudden odd or capricious desire, impulse, notion, or change of mind; whimsy; caprice. |
| whimper |
to cry in weak plaintive intermittent sounds. [5 definitions] |
| whine |
to utter a prolonged high plaintive cry, as in pain, complaint, or fear. [6 definitions] |
| whinny |
to utter the sound of a horse, esp. softly; neigh. [3 definitions] |
| whip |
to strike or beat with quick, repeated strokes with a long slender strap, rod, or the like; lash. [13 definitions] |
| whippoorwill |
a nocturnal, insect-eating bird of eastern North America that has gray, black, white, and tawny plumage and is named for the sound of its call. |
| whir |
to move rapidly with a humming or buzzing sound, as in rotation. [2 definitions] |
| whirl |
to revolve, spin, or move rapidly in a circular motion. [11 definitions] |
| whirlpool |
water turning rapidly about a center and exerting a downward pull; vortex. [2 definitions] |
| whirlwind |
a small windstorm, such as a tornado, in which a column of air revolves rapidly around a central, relatively vertical axis as the storm advances. [3 definitions] |
| whisk |
to move, brush off, or carry off with, or as though with, a quick, light sweep of the hand or a brush. [6 definitions] |
| whisker |
(usu. pl.) human facial hair growing above the upper lip or on the cheeks or chin. [3 definitions] |
| whiskey |
an alcoholic liquor distilled from grains such as rye, barley, or corn and usu. containing forty to fifty percent alcohol. [2 definitions] |
| whisky |
whiskey, esp. Scotch or Canadian. |
| whisper |
to speak in a hushed tone, without vibrating the vocal cords. [9 definitions] |