Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter W - Page 30
Wierangle (n.) (Zool.) Same as Wariangle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Wiery (a.) Wet; moist; marshy. [Obs.]
Wiery (a.) Wiry. [Obs.] "Wiery gold." -- Peacham.
Wives (n. pl. ) of Wife.
Wife (n.) A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like. " Both men and wives." -- Piers Plowman.
On the green he saw sitting a wife. -- Chaucer.
Wife (n.) The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband. " The husband of one wife." -- 1 Tin. iii. 2.
Let every one you . . . so love his wife even as himself, and the wife see that she reverence her husband. -- Eph. v. 33.
To give to wife, To take to wife, To give or take (a woman) in marriage.
Wife's equity (Law), The equitable right or claim of a married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by way of settlement or otherwise, out of her choses in action, or out of any property of hers which is under the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, for the support of herself and her children. -- Burrill.
Wife (n.) A married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: wife, married woman] [ant: hubby, husband, married man].
Wife, () The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife's legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut. 22:13-21), but could not divorce her husband.
Divorce was restricted by our Lord to the single case of adultery (Matt. 19:3-9). The duties of husbands and wives in their relations to each other are distinctly set forth in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).
Wife, () domestic relations. A woman who has a husband.
Wife, () A wife, as such, possesses rights and is liable to obligations.
These will be considered. 1st. She may make contracts for the purchase of real estate for her own benefit, unless her husband expressly dissents. 6 Binn. R. 427. And she is entitled to a legacy directly given to her for her separate use. 6 Serg. & Rawle, R. 467. In some places, by statutory provision, she may act as a feme sole trader, and as such acquire personal property. 2 Serg. & Rawle, R. 289.
Wife, () She may in Pennsylvania, and in most other states, convey her interest in her own or her husband's lands by deed acknowledged in a form prescribed by law. 8 Dowl. R. 630.
Wife, () She is under obligation to love, honor and obey her husband and is bound to follow him wherever he may desire to establish himself: 5 N. S. 60; (it is presumed not out of the boundaries of the United States,) unless the husband, by acts of injustice and such as are contrary to his marital duties, renders her life or happiness insecure.
Wife, () She is not liable for any obligations she enters into to pay money on any contract she makes, while she lives with her husband; she is presumed in such case to act as the agent of her husband. Chitty, Contr. 43
Wife, () The incapacities of femes covert, apply to their civil rights, and are intended for their protection and interest. Their political rights stand upon different grounds, they can, therefore, acquire and lose a national character. These rights stand upon the general principles of the law of nations. Harp. Eq. R. 5 3 Pet. R. 242.
Wife, () A wife, like all other persons, when she acts with freedom, may be punished for her criminal acts. But the law presumes, when she commits in his presence a crime, not malum in se, as murder or treason, that she acts by the command and coercion of her husband, and, upon this ground, she is exempted from punishment. Rose. on Cr. Ev. 785. But this is only a presumption of law, and if it appears, upon the evidence, that she did not in fact commit the act under compulsion, but was herself a principal actor and inciter in it, she may be punished. 1 Hale, P. C. 516; 1 Russ. on Cr. 16, 20. Vide Contract; Divorce; Husband; Incapacity; Marriage; Necessaries; Parties to actions; Parties to contracts; Women and, generally, Bouv. Inst. Index,
Wifehood (n.) Womanhood. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Wifehood (n.) The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
Wifeless (a.) Without a wife; unmarried. -- Chaucer.
Wifelike (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. " Wifelike government." -- Shak.
Wifelike (a.) Befitting or characteristic of a wife [syn: wifely, wifelike, uxorial] [ant: husbandly].
Wifely (a.) Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. "Wifely patience." -- Chaucer.
With all the tenderness of wifely love. -- Dryden.
Wifely (a.) Befitting or characteristic of a wife [syn: wifely, wifelike, uxorial] [ant: husbandly].
Wifty (a.) (Informal) 神經兮兮 Eccentrically silly or scatterbrained : ditzy.
// She portrays a wealthy but wifty widow who wants her family home for the holidays.
Wig (n.) A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers.
Wig (n.) An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
Wigged (imp. & p. p.) of Wig.
Wigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wig.
Wig (v. t.) To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
Wigan (n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.
Wigeon (n.) A widgeon.
Wigg (n.) Alt. of Wig.
Wig (n.) A kind of raised seedcake.
Wigged (a.) Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.
Wiggery (n.) A wig or wigs; false hair.
Wiggery (n.) Any cover or screen, as red-tapism.
Wiggle (v. t.) To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water.
Wiggle (n.) Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
Wiggle (v.) [ I or T ] ( Informal) （使）扭動；（使）擺動 To (cause to) move up and down and/or from side to side with small, quick movements.
// He tried wiggling the control stick but nothing happened.
// She wiggled her toes in the water.
// Her hips wiggle as she walks.
Wiggler (n.) The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail.
Wigher (v. i.) To neigh; to whinny.
Wight (n.) Weight.
Wight (n.) A whit; a bit; a jot.
Wight (n.) A supernatural being.
Wight (n.) A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.
Wight (a.) Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
Wightly (adv.) Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
Wigless (a.) Having or wearing no wig.
Wigwag (v. t.) To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
Wigwam (n.) An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- called also tepee.
Wike (n.) A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also wicker.
Wike (n.) A home; a dwelling.
Wikke (a.) Wicked.
Wild (a.) 野的；野生的，未被人馴養的；荒涼的，無人煙的；難駕馭的；任性的，無法無天的；粗野的 Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way. -- Shak.
Wild (a.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.
The woods and desert caves, With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown. -- Milton.
Wild (a.) Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To trace the forests wild." -- Shak.
Wild (a.) Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
Wild (a.) Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A wild, speculative project." -- Swift.
What are these So withered and so wild in their attire ? -- Shak.
With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes Wild work in heaven. -- Milton.
The wild winds howl. -- Addison.
Search then the ruling passion, there, alone The wild are constant, and the cunning known. -- Pope.
Wild (a.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
Wild (a.) Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or bewilderment; as, a wild look.
Wild (a.) (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
Naut. (a.) Nautical 海上的；船員的；船舶的；航海的 Of or concerning navigation, sailors, or the sea; maritime.
‘Nautical charts’航海圖
Nautical chart (n.) 海圖又稱航海圖，是精確測繪海洋水域和沿岸地物的專門地圖，最早的航海圖為盛行於14世紀－17世紀的波特蘭型海圖，圖上布滿放射狀的方位線，航行者藉助這些方位線和羅經儀專供航海所使用，確保在海洋上之方向。其主要內容包括：岸形、島嶼、礁石、水深、航標、燈塔和無線電導航台等。有了海圖，船隻便不易擱淺了，所以它是航海必不可少的參考資料。
有很多類型，如：航海總圖、遠洋航海圖、近海航海圖、海岸圖、海灣圖，皆屬之。A nautical chart is a graphic representation of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions. Depending on the scale of the chart, it may show depths of water and heights of land (topographic map), natural features of the seabed, details of the coastline, navigational hazards, locations of natural and human-made aids to navigation, information on tides and currents, local details of the Earth's magnetic field, and human-made structures such as harbours, buildings and bridges. Nautical charts are essential tools for marine navigation; many countries require vessels, especially commercial ships, to carry them. Nautical charting may take the form of charts printed on paper or computerized electronic navigational charts. Recent technologies have made available paper charts which are printed "on demand" with cartographic data that has been downloaded to the commercial printing company as recently as the night before printing. With each daily download, critical data such as Local Notice to Mariners is added to the on-demand chart files so that these charts will be up to date at the time of printing.
Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of other better known or cultivated plants to which they a bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice, wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
{To run wild}. To go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
{To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
{Wild allspice}. (Bot.), Spicewood.
{Wild balsam apple}. (Bot.), An American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
{Wild basil}. (Bot.), A fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
{Wild bean}. (Bot.), A name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
{Wild bee}. (Zool.), Any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks.
{Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
{Wild boar}. (Zool.), The European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), From which the common domesticated swine is descended.
{Wild brier}. (Bot.), Any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}.
{Wild bugloss}. (Bot.), An annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
{Wild camomile}. (Bot.), One or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
{Wild cat}. (Zool.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. -- Luce.
{Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
{Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {Prunus serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
{Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
{Wild comfrey}. (Bot.), An American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers.
{Wild cumin}. (Bot.), An annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean.
{Wild drake}. (Zool.) The mallard.
{Wild elder}. (Bot.), An American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family.
{Wild fowl}. (Zool.) Any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds.
{Wild goose}. (Zool.), Any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
{Wild goose chase}. The pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. -- Shak.
{Wild honey}, Honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like.
{Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) .
{Wild Irishman}. (Bot.), A thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing.
{Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
{Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
{Wild mammee}. (Bot.), The oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies.
{Wild marjoram}. (Bot.), A labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
{Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
{Wild pieplant}. (Bot.), A species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb.
{Wild pigeon}. (Zool.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon.
{Wild pink}. (Bot.), An American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly.
{Wild plantain}. (Bot.), An arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise.
{Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
{Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
{Wild rosemary}. (Bot.), The evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
{Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
{Wild sarsaparilla}. (Bot.), A species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
{Wild sensitive plant}. (Bot.), Either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Chamaecrista}, and {Cassia nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed.
{Wild service}. (Bot.), See {Sorb}.
{Wild Spaniard}. (Bot.), Any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket.
{Wild turkey}. (Zool.) See 2d {Turkey}.
Wild (n.) 荒野，荒地 [the S]；未開發的地方 [the P] An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.
Then Libya first, of all her moisture drained, Became a barren waste, a wild of sand. -- Addison.
Wild (adv.) 狂暴地；無控制地；胡亂地 Wildly; as, to talk wild. -- Shak.
Wild (adv.) In an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" [syn: {rampantly}, {wild}].
Wild (adv.) In a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild".
Wild (a.) Marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" [ant: {tame}].
Wild (a.) In a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" [syn: {wild}, {untamed}] [ant: {tame}, {tamed}].
Wild (a.) In a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief".
Wild (a.) Deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch".
Wild (a.) (Of colors or sounds) Intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" [syn: {violent}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) Without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: {baseless}, {groundless}, {idle}, {unfounded}, {unwarranted}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) Talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving mad}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) Involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme" [syn: {hazardous}, {risky}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) Fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" [syn: {fantastic}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: {godforsaken}, {waste}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" [syn: {crazy}, {wild}, {dotty}, {gaga}].
Wild (a.) Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian}, {barbaric}, {savage}, {uncivilized}, {uncivilised}, {wild}].
Wild (a.) (Of the elements) As if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {angry}, {furious}, {raging}, {tempestuous}, {wild}].
Wild (n.) A wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" [syn: {wild}, {natural state}, {state of nature}].
Wild (n.) A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" [syn: {wilderness}, {wild}].
Wild-cat (a.) Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther.
Wild-cat (a.) Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
Wildebeest (n.) The gnu.
Wilded (a.) Become wild.
Wildered (imp. & p. p.) of Wilder.
Wildering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wilder.
Wilder (a.) To bewilder; to perplex.
Wildering (n.) A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or escaped from cultivation.
Wilderment (n.) The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.
Wilderness (v. t.) A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.
Wilderness (v. t.) A disorderly or neglected place.
Wilderness (v. t.) Quality or state of being wild; wildness.
Wildfire (n.) （毀滅性的）大火災；不易撲滅的野火 [C]；散布極快的事物 [U]；鬼火；磷火 [U] A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire.
Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and hard to quench. -- Bacon.
Wildfire (n.) (Med.) An old name for erysipelas.
Wildfire (n.) (Med.) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
Wildfire (n.) A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. [R.]
Wildfire (n.) A raging and rapidly spreading conflagration.
Wildgrave (n.) A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See Waldgrave.
Wilding (n.) A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant.
Wilding (a.) Not tame, domesticated, or cultivated; wild.
Wildish (a.) Somewhat wild; rather wild.
Wildly (adv.) In a wild manner; without cultivation; with disorder; rudely; distractedly; extravagantly.
Wildness (n.) The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.
Wildwood (n.) A wild or unfrequented wood. Also used adjectively; as, wildwood flowers; wildwood echoes.
Wile (n.) A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
Wile (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Wile (v. t.) To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.
Wileful (a.) Full of wiles; trickish; deceitful.
Wilful (n.) Alt. of Wilfulness.
Wilfully (n.) Alt. of Wilfulness.
Wilfulness (n.) See Willful, Willfully, and Willfulness.
Wiliness (n.) The quality or state of being wily; craftiness; cunning; guile.
Wilk (n.) See Whelk.
Will (v.) The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.
Will (v.) The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.
Will (v.) The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
Will (v.) Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
Will (v.) That which is strongly wished or desired.
Will (v.) Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.
Will (v.) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1.
Would (imp.) of Will.
Will (adv.) To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
Will (adv.) As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.
Will (v. i.) To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.
Willed (imp. & p. p.) of Will.
Willing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Will.
Will (n.) To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.
Will (n.) To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.
Will (n.) To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.
Will (v. i.) To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.
Willemite (n.) A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals (troostite) containing manganese.
Willer (n.) One who wills.