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Whoop: Definition and part of speech

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Whoop

  1. n. The hoopoe.
  2. v. i. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
  3. v. i. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
  4. v. t. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
  5. n. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.

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.

Whole-length: Definition and part of speech

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Whole-length

  1. n. A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.
  2. a. Representing the whole figure; — said of a picture or statue.

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.

Wholeness: Definition and part of speech

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Wholeness

  1. n. The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

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.

Wholesale: Definition and part of speech

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Wholesale

  1. a. Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter.
  2. n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
  3. a. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.

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.

Wholesome: Definition and part of speech

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Wholesome

  1. superl. Sound; healthy.
  2. superl. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.
  3. superl. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good; salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.

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.

Whoever: Definition and part of speech

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Whoever

  1. pron. Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be.

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.

Whole: Definition and part of speech

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Whole

  1. n. A regular combination of parts; a system.
  2. a. Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.
  3. a. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.
  4. a. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well.
  5. n. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.

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.