📖 W — The English dictionary · page 19

whitewashed — Everyday, meaning 1: Painted with whitewash, a cheap white paint of lime and water used on walls.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) Covered up: a whitewashed report hides mistakes or wrongdoing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (sport, UK informal) to be whitewashed means to lose every game in a series.↗ Example: Mole was whitewashing the walls of his home.↗ · The cottage had whitewashed walls and a red door.↗ · Tom Sawyer got his friends to whitewash the fence.↗ · The report was whitewashed to hide the mistakes.↗ · England were whitewashed 5–0 in the series.↗ · The whitewashed houses shone in the sun.↗ · In the forest by the river Gudenau, not far from the heath, and beneath the ridge of land, stood the little farm, newly painted and whitewashed.↗

whither — Early Modern English, meaning 1: To what place; to which place.↗ Example: Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad.↗ (Torah DEU.23.12, JPS 1917) · We know whither they are taken!↗ (Andersen's Fairy Tales) · And he returned unto his brethren, and said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whither shall I go?'↗ (Torah GEN.37.30, JPS 1917)

whiting — Everyday, meaning 1: A small sea fish of the cod family, with white flesh, found in the seas around Europe; it is eaten as food.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (also other fish called whiting in the USA and Australia) a name for several kinds of small white-fleshed sea fish.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Finely ground white chalk used for whitewash, paint and cleaning.↗ Example: We had fried whiting and chips at the seaside.↗ · «Will you walk a little faster?» said a whiting to a snail.↗ · The fisherman caught three whiting off the pier.↗ · In Wonderland, the whiting does the boots and shoes under the sea.↗ · King George whiting is a favourite fish in South Australia.↗ · Old cottages were painted with whiting mixed with water.↗ · "Those are scaly animals" said a little slimy Whiting.↗

whitish — Everyday, meaning 1: Almost white, or a little bit white; pale in colour.↗ Example: The mushroom had a whitish cap.↗ · A whitish powder was left after the water evaporated.↗ · The sky was a whitish grey before the snow.↗ · The caterpillar had whitish stripes.↗ · His face went whitish with fear.↗ · The rock had whitish lines of quartz in it.↗ · There, in the warm litter above the melons, very cunningly hidden, he found twenty-five eggs, about the size of a bantam’s eggs, but with whitish skin instead of shell.↗

whittle — Everyday, meaning 1: To whittle is to cut small thin pieces off wood with a knife until it takes a shape.↗ Example: The old man whittled a small wooden horse for the girl.↗ · She whittled a long point on her stick.↗ · He sat by the fire whittling a spoon.↗

whiz — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) A whistling or buzzing sound of something going fast.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (UK, informal verb) «whizz up»: to mix food quickly in a blender.↗ Example: My brother is a whiz at computer games.↗ · Cars whizzed past on the motorway.↗ · An arrow whizzed over his head.↗ · She's a real maths whiz: she did the sums in her head.↗ · Whizz the bananas and milk in the blender.↗ · Whiz!↗ The rocket shot into the sky.↗ · The last bubble of his happiness had burst, with a whiz and a whir, and I rushed away from the gold-maker's house.↗

whizz — Everyday, meaning 1: To whizz is to move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A whizz (informal) is a person who is very good at something: a maths whizz.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To whizz through something is to do it very quickly.↗ Example: A bike whizzed past us on the path.↗ · She is a whizz at mental maths.↗ · I whizzed through my homework.↗ · Arrows whizzed over the castle wall.↗ · The fireworks whizzed into the sky.↗ · My little brother is a computer whizz.↗ · Whizz! went the Catherine Wheel, as she spun round and round.↗

who — Everyday, meaning 1: Who asks about a person: «Who is at the door?».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Who tells more about a person just named: «The girl who won is my friend».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Whom is who when it is the one something is done to: «to whom».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Whose asks or tells who something belongs to.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (casual) «Who cares?» means it does not matter; «who knows?» means nobody knows.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (rude) «Who do you think you are?» and «who asked you?» are rude put-downs.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (formal) Exams and letters use «whom», «to whom it may concern», «whosoever» and «the party who».↗ Example: Today's lesson: Who gives to whom?↗ · Who has more marbles, Ben or Lily?↗ · Who is the 5th in the line?↗ · Who wants another slice of pizza?↗ · The boy who sits next to me is called Sam.↗ · Whose coat is this?↗ · Ask a grown-up who you trust.↗ · who's coming tmrw? me, u, jake = 3↗ · Who cares if it's 12 or 13, just eat 'em.↗ · Who asked you?↗ Mind your own business.↗ · Identify the party to whom the greater number of items was transferred.↗ · Who knows how many stars there are?↗ · "Who's there?" asked the old lady.↗ · And He said: 'Who told thee that thou wast naked?↗ (Torah GEN.3.11, JPS 1917)↗ · We know not who put our money in our sacks.'↗ (Torah GEN.43.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who are these?'↗ (Torah GEN.48.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath enjoined Him His way?↗ (Writings JOB.36.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, (Writings JOB.38.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Who will lead me unto Edom?↗ (Writings PSA.60.11, JPS 1917)↗

whole — Everyday, meaning 1: Whole means all of it, with no part missing: «the whole cake».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A whole is a complete thing made of parts: «Two halves make a whole».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A whole number is a number like 0, 1, 2, 3 with no fraction or decimal part.↗ Example: Read the whole problem first, then choose.↗ · Ben ate the whole cake.↗ · The whole class has 28 children.↗ · Two halves make one whole.↗ · 7 is a whole number, but 7.5 is not.↗ · It rained the whole day.↗ · The snake swallowed the egg whole.↗ · On the whole, I like school.↗ · Here they stay a whole day.↗ · Thou shalt be whole-hearted with the LORD thy God.↗ (Torah DEU.18.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.↗ (Torah GEN.11.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.↗ (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Or who hath disposed the whole world?↗ (Writings JOB.34.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.↗ (Writings JOB.41.3, JPS 1917)↗ · The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint; (Prophets ISA.1.5, JPS 1917)↗

wholehearted — Everyday, meaning 1: Completely sincere and enthusiastic, with no doubts (wholehearted support, a wholehearted thank you).↗ Example: She gave the plan her wholehearted support.↗ · Thank you for your wholehearted effort.↗ · It was a wholehearted apology.↗ · The class gave a wholehearted cheer.↗ · We are in wholehearted agreement.↗ · Rat welcomed Mole with wholehearted kindness.↗ · And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted.↗ (Torah GEN.17.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Who is blind as he that is wholehearted, and blind as the LORD'S servant?↗ (Prophets ISA.42.19, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.↗ (Writings PSA.37.18, JPS 1917)↗

wholeheartedly — Everyday, meaning 1: With all your heart; completely and sincerely, without any doubt.↗ Example: I wholeheartedly agree with you.↗ · She threw herself wholeheartedly into the play.↗ · The class wholeheartedly supported the charity.↗ · He apologised wholeheartedly.↗ · They laughed wholeheartedly at the joke.↗ · The friends wholeheartedly welcomed Toad home.↗

wholemeal — Everyday, meaning 1: Wholemeal flour is made from the whole grain of wheat, including the brown outer part (the bran).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wholemeal bread, pasta or biscuits are made with this flour, so they are brown and full of fibre.↗ Example: I'd like a cheese sandwich on wholemeal bread, please.↗ · Wholemeal flour is brown, not white.↗ · Wholemeal toast keeps me full until lunch.↗ · Mum made muffins with wholemeal flour.↗ · Wholemeal pasta has more fibre than white pasta.↗ · The bakery sells white and wholemeal loaves.↗ · Fibre in wholemeal food helps your tummy work.↗ · Check the label to see if the bread is really wholemeal.↗

wholesale — Everyday, meaning 1: (money) Selling goods in large amounts to shops and businesses, who then sell them on to customers at a higher price.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective, money) To do with such selling.↗ e.g. "wholesale prices".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Done on a very large scale, often too much and without care.↗ e.g. "wholesale destruction".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (adverb) In large amounts, or completely.↗ Example: The shop buys its sweets wholesale and sells them one by one.↗ · The wholesale price of a pen was 20p, and the shop sold it for 50p.↗ · Grandad runs a wholesale fruit business.↗ · The storm caused wholesale damage to the forest.↗ · The new head teacher made wholesale changes to the timetable.↗ · Buying wholesale is cheaper because you buy a lot at once.↗ · Then came the mother herself, in crinoline, Madame AUGUST, a wholesale dealer in fruit, proprietress of a large number of fish ponds and a land cultivator.↗

wholesaler — Everyday, meaning 1: A person or business that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them in large amounts to shops, not to the public.↗ Example: The corner shop buys its sweets from a wholesaler.↗ · The wholesaler sells crisps in boxes of 48.↗ · A retailer buys from a wholesaler and sells to customers.↗ · The wholesaler charged 20p a bar, and the shop sold them for 50p, a profit of 30p each.↗ · Farmers sell their apples to a fruit wholesaler.↗ · You usually need a business card to shop at a wholesaler.↗

wholesome — Everyday, meaning 1: Wholesome means good for your health: wholesome food like milk, bread and fruit.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wholesome also means clean and good in mind or character: a wholesome story for children.↗ Example: Porridge is a wholesome breakfast.↗ · The children breathed the wholesome air of the hills.↗ · It was a wholesome tale with a happy ending.↗

wholly — Everyday, meaning 1: Completely; fully; entirely (wholly true, wholly owned).↗ Example: I am not wholly sure the answer is right.↗ · The farm is wholly owned by the family.↗ · The story is wholly made up.↗ · She was wholly responsible for the mess.↗ · The cake was wholly eaten in five minutes!↗ · His answer was not wholly wrong — part of it was right.↗ · Its population, large though it was, was composed wholly of boys.↗ · And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly made to smoke; it shall not be eaten.↗ (Torah LEV.6.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.↗ (Torah LEV.11.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'↗ (Torah NUM.17.13, JPS 1917)↗ · They are wholly consumed by terrors.↗ (Writings PSA.73.19, JPS 1917)↗ · One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet; (Writings JOB.21.23, JPS 1917)↗ · What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops, (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917)↗

whoop — Everyday, meaning 1: To shout loudly with joy or excitement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A loud shout of happiness.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The noisy breath-in sound of whooping cough, an illness.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (slang, US) To beat someone easily, as in «whoop them».↗ Example: The children whooped when the bell rang for the holidays.↗ · We heard a whoop from the winning team.↗ · She gave a whoop of delight.↗ · Whooping cough makes a loud whoop sound.↗ · The fans whooped and cheered.↗ · We're going to whoop them in the final!↗ · And they cocked their caps, and shouted, and whooped, and flew this way, and shot that way, and roved about the open country.↗

whoopee — Everyday, meaning 1: «Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It can also be said sarcastically, meaning «so what, that is not exciting» («Oh, whoopee, more homework»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A whoopee cushion is a joke rubber cushion that makes a rude noise when someone sits on it.↗ Example: Whoopee, school is closed for snow!↗ · «Whoopee!» shouted Sam as he went down the slide.↗ · We won the match — whoopee!↗ · «Oh, whoopee, another spelling test,» she said with a sigh.↗ · He hid a whoopee cushion on the teacher's chair.↗ · Everyone laughed when the whoopee cushion went off.↗ · Grandpa said «Whoopee!» when he heard the good news.↗ · Whoopee, it's pizza night!↗

whoosh — Everyday, meaning 1: A sound of something moving very fast through the air, or of a rush of wind or water.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To move fast with this sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (interjection) A word that copies this sound.↗ Example: Whoosh!↗ The wind blew the hat off his head.↗ · The train whooshed past the platform.↗ · She came down the water slide with a whoosh.↗ · We heard the whoosh of the rocket.↗ · The waves whooshed up the beach.↗ · «Whoosh» is an example of onomatopoeia.↗

whorl — Everyday, meaning 1: A whorl is a pattern of curved lines that go round and round, like a spiral.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In fingerprints, a whorl is a circle or spiral pattern in the middle of the print.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In plants, a whorl is a ring of leaves or petals growing around a stem at the same point.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A whorl is one turn of a shell's spiral.↗ Example: My thumbprint has a whorl in the middle.↗ · Fingerprints have loops, arches and whorls.↗ · The snail shell has five whorls.↗ · The leaves grow in a whorl around the stem.↗ · The wood showed whorls where the branches had been.↗ · She painted a whorl of blue and white in the sky.↗