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Wipe: Definition and part of speech

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Wipe

  1. n. The lapwing.
  2. v. t. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
  3. v. t. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; — usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.
  4. v. t. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; — usually followed by out.
  5. n. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
  6. n. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.
  7. n. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.
  8. n. A handkerchief.

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.

Wintry: Definition and part of speech

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Wintry

  1. a. Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.

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.

Winter’s bark: Definition and part of speech

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Winter’s bark

  1. The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.

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.