Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter W - Page 27
Whitebelly (n.) (Zool.) The American widgeon, or baldpate.
Whitebelly (n.) (Zool.) The prairie chicken.
Compare: Widgeon
Widgeon (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the American widgeon ({Anas Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly.
Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, The American widgeon.
Black widgeon, The European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon. (a) The gadwall.
Gray widgeon. (b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, The poachard.
Pied widgeon. (a) The poachard.
Pied widgeon. (b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, The merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, The goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, The shoveler.
White widgeon, The smew.
Wood widgeon, The wood duck.
Whitebill (n.) (Zool.) The American coot.
White-blaze (n.) See White-face.
Compare: White-face
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.
Whiteblow (n.) (Bot.) Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.
Whiteboy (n.) A favorite. [Obs.] See White, a., 6. "One of God's whiteboys." -- Bunyan.
Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids.
Whiteboyism (n.) The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.
Whitecap (n.) (Zool.) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.
Whitecap (n.) (Zool.) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.
Whitecap (n.) (Zool.) The European tree sparrow.
Whitecap (n.) A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
Whitecap (n.) A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- White"cap`, v. -- White"cap`per, n.
Compare: Whitethroat
Whitethroat (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({Sylvia hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat ({Sylvia curruca}).
Whitecap (n.) A wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white [syn: whitecap, white horse].
Whitecoat (n.) The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself. [Sealers' Cant]
White-ear (n.) (Zool.) The wheatear.
White-eye (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.
Whiteface, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000): 465
Housing Units (2000): 207
Land area (2000): 0.581382 sq. miles (1.505772 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.581382 sq. miles (1.505772 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78328
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.600875 N, 102.615414 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79379
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whiteface, TX
Whiteface
Silver (a.) Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.
Silver (a.) Resembling silver. Specifically:
Silver (a.) (a) Bright; resplendent; white. "Silver hair." -- Shak.
Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their downy breast. -- Milton.
Silver (a.) (b) Precious; costly.
Silver (a.) (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "Silver voices." -- Spenser.
Silver (a.) (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. "Silver slumber." -- Spenser.
American silver fir (Bot.), The balsam fir. See under Balsam.
Silver age (Roman Lit.), The latter part (a. d. 14-180) of the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of the previous golden age, so-called.
Silver-bell tree (Bot.), An American shrub or small tree ({Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
Silver bush (Bot.), A shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis Barba-Jovis) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.
Silver chub (Zool.), The fallfish.
Silver eel. (Zool.) (a) The cutlass fish.
Silver eel. (Zool.) (b) A pale variety of the common eel.
Silver fir (Bot.), A coniferous tree ({Abies pectinata">Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Abies pectinata) found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.
Silver foil, foil made of silver.
Silver fox (Zool.), A variety of the common fox ({Vulpes vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also black fox, and silver-gray fox.
Silver gar. (Zool.) See Billfish (a) .
Silver grain (Bot.), The lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc.
Silver grebe (Zool.), The red-throated diver. See Illust. under Diver.
Silver hake (Zool.), The American whiting.
Silver leaf, Leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin.
Silver lunge (Zool.), The namaycush.
Silver moonfish. (Zool.) See Moonfish (b).
Silver moth (Zool.), A lepisma.
Silver owl (Zool.), The barn owl.
Silver perch (Zool.), The mademoiselle, 2.
Silver pheasant (Zool.), Any one of several species of beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common species ({Euplocamus nychtemerus) is native of China.
Silver plate, (a) Domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with silver.
Silver plate, (b) A plating of silver on a base metal.
Silver plover (Zool.), The knot.
Silver salmon (Zool.), A salmon ({Oncorhynchus kisutch">Silver salmon (Zool.), a salmon ({Oncorhynchus kisutch) native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called also kisutch, whitefish, and white salmon.
Silver shell (Zool.), A marine bivalve of the genus Anomia. See Anomia.
Silver steel, An alloy of steel with a very small proportion of silver.
Silver stick, A title given to the title field officer of the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.] -- Thackeray.
Silver tree (Bot.), A South African tree ({Leucadendron argenteum) with long, silvery, silky leaves.
Silver trout, (Zool.) See Trout.
Silver wedding. See under Wedding.
Silver whiting (Zool.), A marine sciaenoid food fish ({Menticirrus littoralis) native of the Southern United States; -- called also surf whiting.
Silver witch (Zool.), A lepisma.
Compare: Menhaden
Menhaden (n.) (Zool.) An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus) of the Herring family ({Clupeidae), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead, whitefish, etc.
Whitefish (n.) (Zool.) Any one
of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the
salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and
Europe. The largest and most important American species ({Coregonus.
clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north.
Called also lake whitefish, and
Whitefish (n.) (Zool.) The menhaden.
Whitefish (n.) (Zool.) The beluga, or white whale.
Note: Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as the silver salmon, the whiting
Whitefish (n.) (Zool.) The yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix).
Whitefish (n.) Any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish -- except herring.
Whitefish (n.) Flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere.
Whitefish (n.) Silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere.
Whitefish, MT -- U.S. city in Montana
Population (2000): 5032
Housing Units (2000): 2652
Land area (2000): 4.419822 sq. miles (11.447287 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.034652 sq. miles (0.089747 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.454474 sq. miles (11.537034 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79825
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 48.411772 N, 114.339865 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59937
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whitefish, MT
Whitefish
Whiteflaw (n.) A whitlow.
White-foot (n.) A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin.
White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.
White-fronted (a.) Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
Whitehead (n.) The blue-winged snow goose.
Whitehead (n.) The surf scoter.
White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.
White-hot (a.) White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.
White-limed (a.) Whitewashed or plastered with lime.
White-livered (a.) Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.
Whitely (a.) Like, or coming near to, white.
Whitened (imp. & p. p.) of Whiten.
Whitening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiten.
Whiten (v. i.) To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms.
Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
Whitener (n.) One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.
Whiteness (n.) The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
Whiteness (n.) Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.
Whiteness (n.) Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
Whiteness (n.) Nakedness.
Whiteness (n.) A flock of swans.
Whitening (n.) The act or process of making or becoming white.
Whitening (n.) That which is used to render white; whiting.
White-pot (n.) A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot.
Whiterump (n.) The American black-tailed godwit.
Whites (n. pl.) (Med.) 白帶 Leucorrhea.
Whites (n. pl.) The finest flour made from white wheat.
Whites (n. pl.) Cloth or garments of a plain white color.
Compare: Golden-eye
Golden-eye (n.) (Zool.) A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America ({Glaucionetta Islandica) is less common.
Whiteside (n.) (Zool.) The golden-eye.
Whiteside -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 60653
Housing Units (2000): 25025
Land area (2000): 684.770119 sq. miles (1773.546391 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 12.242187 sq. miles (31.707117 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 697.012306 sq. miles (1805.253508 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.778260 N, 89.867831 W
Headwords:
Whiteside
Whiteside, IL
Whiteside County
Whiteside County, IL
Whiteside, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
Population (2000): 67
Housing Units (2000): 31
Land area (2000): 0.090827 sq. miles (0.235241 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000988 sq. miles (0.002559 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.091815 sq. miles (0.237800 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79558
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.184899 N, 91.015952 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Whiteside, MO
Whiteside
Whitesmith (n.) One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith.
Whitesmith (n.) A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it.
Whitester (n.) A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster.
Whitetail (n.) The Virginia deer.
Whitetail (n.) The wheatear.
Whitethorn (n.) The hawthorn.
Whitethroat (n.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (S. hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (S. curruca).
Whitetop (n.) Fiorin.
Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Compare: Spotted flycatcher
Spotted flycatcher (n.) 斑鶲 The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.
This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name.[2] The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Juveniles are browner than adults and have spots on the upperparts.
Whitewash (n.) 白色塗料，白粉膠泥水，塗脂抹粉 Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
Whitewash (n.) A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
Whitewashed (imp. & p. p.) of Whitewash.
Whitewashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whitewash.
Whitewash (v. t.) 塗白，粉刷；粉飾；掩飾；徹底擊敗（對手） To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
Whitewash (v. t.) To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.
Whitewasher (n.) One who whitewashes.
White-water (n.) A dangerous disease of sheep.
Whiteweed (n.) A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy.
Whitewing (n.) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing.
Whitewing (n.) The velvet duck.
Whitewood (n.) The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.
Whitewort (n.) Wild camomile.
Whitewort (n.) A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).
Whitflaw (n.) Whitlow.
Whither (adv.) To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou?
Whither (adv.) To what or which place; -- used relatively.
Whither (adv.) To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.
Whithersoever (adv.) 到任何地方；無論何處 To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.
Whitherward (adv.) 向何處 In what direction; toward what or which place. -- R. of Brunne.
Whitherward to turn for a good course of life was by no means too apparent. -- Carlyle.
Whitile (v.) The yaffle.
Whiting (n.) A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
Whiting (n.) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
Whiting (n.) Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
Whiting (n.) Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
Whiting-mop (n.) A young whiting.
Whiting-mop (n.) A fair lass.
Whitish (a.) Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.
Whitish (a.) Covered with an opaque white powder.
Whitishness (n.) The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.
Whitleather (n.) Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather.
Whitleather (n.) The paxwax. See Paxwax.
Whitling (n.) A young full trout during its second season.
Whitlow (a.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone.
Whitlow (a.) An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.
Whitlow-wort (n.) Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.
Whitmonday (n.) The day following Whitsunday; -- called also Whitsun Monday.
Whitneyite (n.) an arsenide of copper from Lake Superior.
Whitson (a.) See Whitsun.
Whitsour (n.) A sort of apple.
Whitster (n.) A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.
Whitsun (a.) Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.
Compare: Pentecost
Pentecost (n.) A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the Feast of Weeks. At this festival an offering of the first fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt.
Pentecost (n.) A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which occurred on the day of Pentecost; -- called also Whitsunday. -- Shak.
Whitsunday (n.) (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.