Wish: Definition and part of speech

Wish

  1. n. A thing desired; an object of desire.
  2. v. t. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
  3. v. t. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
  4. v. t. To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.
  5. v. t. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.
  6. n. Desire; eager desire; longing.
  7. n. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.

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.

Wise: Definition and part of speech

Wise

  1. v. Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
  2. v. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
  3. v. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
  4. v. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
  5. v. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
  6. v. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.
  7. 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.

Wiseacre: Definition and part of speech

Wiseacre

  1. v. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
  2. v. A learned or wise man.

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.

Wiry: Definition and part of speech

Wiry

  1. a. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.
  2. a. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

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.

Wis: Definition and part of speech

Wis

  1. v. t. To think; to suppose; to imagine; — used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis.
  2. adv. Certainly; really; indeed.

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.