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Why: Definition and part of speech

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Why

  1. n. A young heifer.
  2. adv. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; — used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
  3. adv. For which; on account of which; — used relatively.
  4. adv. The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; — used as a compound relative.

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.

Whur: Definition and part of speech

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Whur

  1. n. A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir.
  2. v. i. To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr.
  3. v. i. To snarl or growl, as a dog.

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.

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.