whirlwind, n. cyclone, typhoon.
whiskers, n. pl. beard; (of a cat) vibrissa.
whiskey, n. _spiritus frumenti_. Associated words: faints, distill,
distiller, distillery, poteen, moonshine, moonshiner.
whisper, n. susurrus, susurration, whispering, sibilation; innuendo,
suggestion, intimation.
whistling, n. rhonchus, rale (Med.).
whit, n. particle, atom, iota, jot, tittle, bit, mite, mote, ace,
scintilla, scrap.
white, a. blanched, bleached, etiolate, pale; hoary.
white heat. incandescence.
white hot. incandescent.
white lead. ceruse, carbonate of lead.
white livered, a. cowardly, pusillanimous, dastardly.
whiten, v. bleach, blanch, pale, etiolate, decolorize.
whitening, n. bleaching, blanching, etiolation.
white race. Caucasian race.
whites, n. leucorrhea, fluor albus.
Whitsunday, n. Pentecost, Whitsuntide.
whiz, v. hum, buzz, whirr.
whole, a. all, total, entire; intact, complete, inviolate, integral,
unbroken, unscathed, unabridged.
whole, n. sum, total, totality, all, aggregate, gross, integral.
Antonyms: part, portion, fraction, disintegration.
wholeness, n. entirety, completeness, integrity. Associated Words:
integral, integrate, integration, integrant.
wholesome, a. healthy, salubrious, salutary, nutritious, beneficial.
Antonyms: See unhealthy.
whoop, n. halloo, hoot, shout, yell.
whooping-cough, n. chin cough, pertussis.
whore, n. harlot, prostitute, strumpet, courtesan, wench, Cyprian,
bawd, drab, punk, woman of ill fame, demirep.
whoredom, n. prostitution, fornication, lewdness, harlotry, bawdry.
whorehouse, n. brothel, bawdy-house.
whoremaster, n. lecher, fornicator, whoremonger; pimp, procurer,
pander.
whoremonger, n. whoremaster, debauchee, rake, wencher.
whorish, a. lewd, incontinent, licentious, meretricious, libidinous.
wicked, a. sinful, iniquitous, evil, immoral, depraved, vicious,
pernicious, abandoned, unrighteous, heinous, flagitious.
wickedness, n. iniquity, depravity, immorality, sinfulness, vice,
infamy, atrocity, evil, offense, flagrancy, unrighteousness.
wide, a. broad: extensive, vast; comprehensive.
wide-awake, a. alert, keen, vigilant, watchful, wary, attentive.
wideness, n. breadth, width.
widespread, a. prevalent, extended, extensive.
widow, n. relict. Associated Words: viduage, dower weeds,
widowhood.
width, n. breadth.
wife, n. spouse, consort, helpmate, partner. Associated Words:
uxoricide, uxorious,
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