Helen Fenton

Whortleberry: Definition and part of speech

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Whortleberry

  1. n. The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry.
  2. n. In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whoreson: Definition and part of speech

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Whoreson

  1. n. A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; — used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whorish: Definition and part of speech

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Whorish

  1. a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whorl: Definition and part of speech

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Whorl

  1. n. & v. The fly of a spindle.
  2. n. & v. A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
  3. n. & v. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whorled: Definition and part of speech

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Whorled

  1. a. Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whoredom: Definition and part of speech

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Whoredom

  1. n. The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.
  2. n. The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.