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- English Word Whorler Definition A potter's wheel.
- English Word Whort Definition The whortleberry, or bilberry. See Whortleberry (a).
- English Word Whortle Definition The whortleberry, or bilberry.
- English Word Whortleberry Definition In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.
- English Word Whortleberry Definition The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry.
- English Word Whose Definition The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which.
- English Word Whosesoever Definition The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.
- English Word Whoso Definition Whosoever.
- English Word Whosoever Definition Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.
- English Word Whot Definition Hot.
- English Word Whur Definition To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr.
- English Word Whur Definition To snarl or growl, as a dog.
- English Word Whur Definition A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir.
- English Word Whurry Definition To whisk along quickly; to hurry.
- English Word Whurt Definition See Whort.
- English Word Why Definition For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
- English Word Why Definition For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.
- English Word Why Definition The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.
- English Word Why Definition A young heifer.
- English Word Why-not Definition A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.