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wayward.adjective
behaving
badly, one in a state of mind that can be difficult to control; following
one's own evil,
capricious,
wanton
or depraved-inclinations;
ungovernable; following no clear principle
or law of God (what law?.Matthew
22:36-40); living apart from a way that would be a better way; unpredictable;
opposite to what is desired or expected; untoward;
contrary
waywardness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
waywardly.adverb
wearisome.adjective
causing physical or mental fatigue;
tedious
or tiresome wearisomely.adverb
wearisomeness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
weary, wearier,
weariest.adjectives
physically or mentally fatigued;
exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor
or freshness; pushing oneself to do something when your body is telling
you by how it feels, to take
a few steps back; expressing or characteristic
of weariness; causing fatigue; tiresome a weary wait); having one's patience,
tolerance or pleasure exhausted;
wearisome
weariness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
wearily.adverb
weary, wearied,
wearying,
wearies.transitive
and
intransitive verbs
to make or become weary; tire
wearily.adverb
weariness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
wary, warier,
wariest.adjectives
marked
by keen.caution,
cunning
and watchful
prudence especially
in detecting and escaping danger;
to be aware of dangers; to be leery
of; to beware
warily.adverb
wariness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
worse.adjective
comparative
of bad, ill
more inferior,
as in quality,
condition
or effect;
more severe
or unfavorable;
being.further
from a standard;
less
desirable or satisfactory
worse.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
something
that is worse (of the two routes,
the eastern one is the worse in the winter; she was accused
of cheating on exams, lying and worse); the worse (he lived his life for
the worse of it) a worse condition
worse.adverb
comparative of badly, ill; in a worse manner;
to a worse degree
Grammar usage:
worse is a comparative
form (the problem got worse and worse). Do not say 'more worse' or 'worser'.
Worst is a superlative form (the worst film (NOT worse film) I have ever
seen. Do not say 'most worst' or 'worstest'. Do not say those two movies
were the worses. Say those two movies were the worst I've ever seen.
for the worse.idiom
if a situation changes for
the worse, it becomes more unpleasant
or more difficult
for better or for worse.idiom
whether
the situation
or consequences
be good or ill (for better or worse, we have to head back tomorrow)
worst.adjective
inflected
form-of 'bad'
and superlative
of bad, ill
plural.worst
corrupt, bad,
ill;
evil;
most unfavorable,
difficult,
unpleasant
or painful; most inferior,
as in quality,
condition
or effect;
being.furthest
from an ideal
or a standard;
least desirable or satisfactory;
most unsuitable,
faulty,
unattractive or ill-conceived;
least sklllful
or efficient;
most wanting
in quality, value
or condition
worst.adverb
superlative of badly, ill
in the worst manner
or degree
worst, worsted,
worsting,
worsts.transitive
verbs
to gain
the advantage
over; defeat
worst.noun
something
that is worst (it's the worst cold winter we've seen since they've been
talking about global warming {aka
climate change})
at the worst.idiom
under the most negative circumstances, estimation
or interpretation (at worst, the storm will make us postpone
the trip)
if worst comes to the worst.idiom
if the very worst thing happens
in the worst way.idiom
very much; a great deal (she wanted that job in
the worst way)
wake.noun,.plural.wakes
the visible track of turbulence
left by something moving through water (the wake of a ship); a track, course
or condition left behind something that has passed (wars mostly leave destruction
and famine in their wake)
in the wake of.idiom
following directly on; in the aftermath
of; as a consequence
of
wake, woke.or.waked.or.woken,
waking,
wakes.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
cease to sleep; become awake
waken, wakened,
wakening,
wakens.verbs
transitive verb use.to
rouse
from sleep; to awaken (the noise wakened me); to rouse from a quiescent
or inactive state;
stir
intransitive verb use.to
become awake; wake up (I plan on waking up at six o'clock tomorrow morning)
wakener.noun,.plural.wakeners
woke.noun,.plural.wokes
a stupid cabal created word
for their revised history they
want people to swallow, getting them to conform to their lies
wake.noun,.plural.wakes
a watch; a vigil;
to rouse
from sleep; awaken; to stir,
as from a dormant
or inactive condition;
rouse
(wake old memories); to make aware
of; alert
(the shocking revelations finally woke me
to the facts
of the matter);
a watch over the body of a deceased person before burial, sometimes accompanied
by festivity
waker.noun,.plural.wakers
wince.noun,.plural.winces
to shrink or draw back suddenly
wince, winced,
wincing,
winces
intransitive verbs
to shrink or start.involuntarily,
as in pain or distress; flinch
wincer.noun,.plural.wincers
worthwhile.adjective
important or valuable enough to to repay time
or effort spent; if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful
or you gain something from it; of true value, merit
or importance
worth.noun,.plural.worths
the quality
that renders something desirable,
useful or valuable (meeting her mother, one can see the worth that was
present in the children; the worth of higher education; her giving attitude
was of great worth to those she helped); quality that commands esteem
or respect;
merit
(a person of great worth is a person knowing what to do when necessary;
productive
capacity of people is measured in money, so why doesn't reputation
replace it, as it's of greater value?); if something is worth doing, it
is considered to be important enough for that action (I am spending a lot
of effort and time on this boat, but it is worth it; this restaurant is
well worth a visit; it is worth pausing to consider statements made by
the wise)
worth.adjective
equal in value to something specified (her intelligent
worth exceeded the task at hand; worth its weight in gold); deserving
of; meriting (it's worth considering the benefits another family could
add by taking up residence in town)
worth, worthed,
worthing,
worths.intransitive
verbs
worthy, worthier,
worthiest.adjectives
having worth, merit
or value;
useful or valuable; honorable;
admirable
(a worthy fellow {valuable in relationships}); having sufficient.worth;
deserving
(worthy to be revered; worthy of
acclaim)
worthy.noun,
plural.worthies
an eminent
or distinguished person
worthily.adverb
worthiness.noun
worthless.adjective
lacking.worth;
of no use or value
worthlessly.adverb
worthlessness.noun
wrest,
wrested,
wresting,
wrests.transitive
verbs.pronunciation.'rest'
if you wrest something from someone else, you
take it from them, especially when this is difficult
or illegal; to obtain
by or as if by pulling with violent.twisting
movements (wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from
the settlers); to usurp
forcefully (wrest the meaning
from an obscure
poem; wrested power from the monarchy);
to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence or determined labor;
to extract
by or as if by force, twisting or persistent
effort; wring
wrester.noun,.plural.wresters
wring,
wrung,
wringing,
wrings.verbs
transitive verb use.to
twist,
squeeze
or compress, especially so as
to extract.liquid;
to wrench or twist forcibly or painfully
(before modern washers, clothes had to be wrung by hand); if you wring
something out of someone, you manage
to make them give it to you even though they do not want to (unethical
companies use different ruses to
wring free credit out of their suppliers); to clasp
and twist or squeeze one's hands, as in distress
wringing out
to wring out water from something such as clothes,
so water doesn't drip when hung up to dry; to wring out as one would clothes,
one's frustrations over some issue that affects you negatively, as ancient
Esau:.Genesis
27:41
intransitive verb use.to
writhe
or squirm, as rock singers often
do in their concert presentations
wring.noun,.plural.wrings
the act
or an instance of wringing; a
squeeze or twist
weak force.noun
one of the so
called.four
fundamental forces (so called for two reasons, because although it's
called one of the four, gravity is still the 'odd man out', not being perfectly
{as we presently comprehend it} mathematically integrated
with the others and because overall, there is really only two forces that
can be mathematically integrated as shown by the work of Nassim
Haramein, those being gravity and electromagnetism
and these being necessary for all existence throughout the universe; the
others being gravity,-electromagnetism,
the
strong interaction-(or, the strong force).
It's a fundamental physical
force that governs interactions between hadrons
and leptons-(as
in the emission and absorption of
neutrinos)
and is responsible for particle
decay processes (as beta decay) in radioactivity,
that is 105 times weaker than the strong force and that acts over distances
smaller than those between nucleons
in an atomic-nucleus,
called also weak
interaction, weak nuclear force;
compare electromagnetism, gravity, strong force
whore.noun,.plural.whores
a prostitute;
an individual considered sexually.promiscuous;
a person considered as having compromised.principles
for personal gain
whore, whored,
whoring,
whores.intransitive
verbs
to associate or have sexual relations with prostitutes
or a prostitute; to accept payment in exchange for sexual relations; to
compromise one's principles for personal gain
whoredom.noun,.plural.whoredoms
unfaithfulness to God as were the ancients:.Jeremiah
3:9-11; idolatry;
also, the practice of accepting payment in exchange for sexual relations;
prostitution;
promiscuous
sex
whorish.adjective
of or characteristic
of whores or a whore; lewd
whorishly.adverb
whorishness.noun
white dwarf
a tiny remnant
star stripped of its outer atmosphere
W Boson
W boson
is a massive 81GeV/c2
(c is the speed of light in a vacuum; 2
is for it squared, a number multiplied
by itself) charged (either positively or negatively)
elementary
particle of the Weak Interaction
whence.adverb
from what place, source, cause, etc.
whence.conjunction
out of which place; from or out of which; by reason
of which; from which (the dog was coal black from nose to tail, whence
the name Shadow)
whorl.noun,.plural.whorls
a single turn in a spiral
shell (a snail's shell, etc.); one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint,
formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another
whorled.adjective
having or forming whorls or a whorl (whorled flower
parts; a whorled textile pattern)
wanton.noun,.plural.wantons
one who is immoral,
lewd
or licentious; one that is undisciplined
or spoiled
wanton.adjective
immoral
or unchaste;
lewd;
gratuitously.cruel;
merciless;
marked
by unprovoked.gratuitous.maliciousness;
capricious
and unjust
(wanton destruction); unrestrainedly.excessive
(wanton extravagance;
wanton depletion
of resources);
luxuriant;
overabundant
(wanton parties and too many of them)
wanton, wantoned,
wantoning,
wantons-intransitive
and transitive verbs
intransitive
verb use-to act in a wanton manner;
be wanton
transitive verb use-to
waste or squander.extravagantly
wantonly.adverb
wantonness.noun,.plural.wantonnesses
whim.noun,.plural.whims
arbitrary
thought or impulse.(governed
by whim where people have no rights and only privileges);
a sudden or capricious idea;
a fancy
whimsy.noun,.plural.whimsies
an odd or
fanciful
idea; a whim; caprice; a quaint
or fanciful quality (stories full of whimsy)
whimsical.adjective
a whimsical person or idea is unusual and unpredictable,
rather than serious and practical; determined by, arising from or marked
by whim or caprice;
arbitrary;
erratic
in behavior or degree of unpredictability (a whimsical personality)
whimsically.adverb
willy-nilly.adverb
haphazardly;
carelessly;
without careful research, thinking, order
or plan (trusting what you are told by so-called
experts as being.correct
often leads to living life in a willy-nilly manner);
ambivalent
(maybe it'll work out, maybe it won't, but not caring much one way or the
other); another example:.Matthew
4:22; if someone does something willy-nilly, they do it carelessly
and in a disorganized
way, without planning it in
advance (he willy-nilly accepted what he carelessly believed
to be his lot
in life); whether
desired
or not (after her boss quit, she willy-nilly found herself directing the
project)
willy-nilly.adjective
being or occurring whether desired or not (willy-nilly
cooperation); disordered; haphazard (willy-nilly zoning laws; the 800,000
cabal created laws to control people, some good, most not, but all
of which, such as for example, Income
and Property taxes, etc. put into place without consent
of We the People)
whatever.pronominal
you use 'whatever' to say that something is the
case in all circumstances (we shall love you whatever happens, Diana...;
people will judge you whatever you do...; she
runs about 15 miles a day every day, whatever the weather) everything or
anything that (do whatever you please, what amount that); the whole of
what (whatever is left over is yours); no matter what (whatever happens,
we'll meet here tonight); any
what ever.pronominal
which thing or things; what (what ever is she
saying?)
whatever.adjective
of any number or kind; any (whatever requests
you make will be granted; all of; the whole of (she applied whatever strength
she could muster)
way.noun,.plural.ways
a usual
or habitual.manner
or mode
of being,
living or acting
(the way of life of a squirrel); an individual or personal manner of behaving,
acting or doing (his way of assembling saves time); a course
of conduct
or action (assembled the table according to instructions provided); a manner
or method
of doing (there are several ways of traveling to the west); a course that
is or may be used in going from one place to another; a road, path or highway
affording passage from one place to another; an opening affording passage
(this door is the only way into the attic; had no way to reach her); space
to proceed (cleared the way for the parade); opportunity to advance (opened
the way to peace); distance (the travelers have come a long way; that village
is a good ways off); a specific
direction (he glanced my way); a participant (a three-way conversation);
an aspect,
a particular
or a feature
(resembles his father in many ways; in no way comparable); category
(the movie was not much in the way of a plot); an aptitude
or a facility
(she certainly does have a way with words); state
or condition
(why is the country is such a bad way financially?); vicinity
(drop in when you're out our way)
way.adverb
by a great distance or to a great degree; far
(way off base; way under budget); from this place; away (go way)
by way of.idiom
through; via
(flew to the Far East by way of the polar route); as a means of (made no
comment by way of apology)
go out of the way
or go out of one's way.idiom
to inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond
what is required
in a way.idiom
to a certain.extent;
with reservations (I like the new styles, in a way); from one point of
view (in a way, you're right
in the way.idiom
in a position to obstruct,
hinder
or interfere
on the way or on
one's way.idiom
in the process of coming, going or traveling (she
is on her way out the door; summer is on the way)
waylay, waylaid,
waylaying,
waylays.transitive
verbs
to lie in wait for and attack from ambush; ambush;
to accost or intercept unexpectedly
waylayer.noun,.plural.
Wilde, Oscar (Fingal
O'Flahertie Wills). 1854-1900. Irish-born writer. Renowned
as a wit in London literary
circles, he achieved recognition
with
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), a novel.
He also wrote plays of lively dialogue,
such as The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) and poetry,
including
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898). A quote of his."Be
yourself. Everybody else is already taken.".Others
1,
2,
3.
wholehearted.adjective
marked
by unconditional.commitment,
unstinting.devotion
or unreserved enthusiasm
(wholehearted approval); wholehearted suggests sincerity
and earnest devotion without reservation
or misgiving (promised our wholehearted support)
wholeheartedly.adverb
wholeheartedness.noun,.plural.wholeheartednesses
her concerns for others
showed many acts of wholeheartedness
whether.conjunction
used in indirect questions to introduce one alternative
(we should find out whether the museum is open); used to introduce alternative
possibilities (whether she wins or whether she loses, this is her last
tournament); either
(he passed the test, whether by skill
or luck)
whether.pronominal
which (we knew not whether it was this restaurant
or the one beside it, we just didn't
know which)
whether or not.idiom
regardless
of circumstances
wreak, wreaked,
wreaking,
wreaks.transitive
verbs.pronounced 'reek')
something or someone that wreaks havoc.or
destruction
causes a great amount of disorder
or damage (the strong wind storm wreaked havoc on the old dilapidated
barn); to inflict.vengeance
or punishment upon a person; to express or gratify.anger,
malevolence
or resentment;
vent;
to bring about; cause (wreak havoc)
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