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Witless: Definition and part of speech

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Witless

  1. a. Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment.

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.

Witness: Definition and part of speech

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Witness

  1. v. i. One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
  2. v. i. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
  3. v. i. That which furnishes evidence or proof.
  4. v. i. One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
  5. v. i. One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.

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.

Withy: Definition and part of speech

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Withy

  1. a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
  2. n. The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
  3. n. A withe. See Withe, 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.