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Womanly: Definition and part of speech

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Womanly

  1. adv. In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman.
  2. a. Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.

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.

Womb: Definition and part of speech

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Womb

  1. v. t. To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.
  2. n. The belly; the abdomen.
  3. n. The uterus. See Uterus.
  4. n. The place where anything is generated or produced.
  5. n. Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.

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.

Wombat: Definition and part of speech

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Wombat

  1. n. Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.

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.

Wonder: Definition and part of speech

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Wonder

  1. n. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
  2. n. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
  3. v. i. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
  4. a. Wonderful.

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.