📖 W — The English dictionary · page 20

whoso — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Anyone who; whichever person.↗ Example: Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.↗ (Torah GEN.9.6, JPS 1917) · Whoso beheld was filled with her love.↗ (Celtic Fairy Tales) · And whoso toucheth any one that is unclean by the dead; or from whomsoever the flow of seed goeth out;↗ (Torah LEV.22.4, JPS 1917)

whosoever — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Anyone at all who; whichever person.↗ Example: Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.↗ (Torah EXO.22.19, JPS 1917) · Whosoever gets to the second arrow, shall have the second thing--the bag.↗ (Indian Fairy Tales) · Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.↗ (Torah LEV.7.27, JPS 1917)

why — Everyday, meaning 1: A question word that asks for the reason or cause of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Used to join a reason to a sentence: «That is why I am late.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An old-fashioned word that shows surprise: «Why, it's you!».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (casual) «Why not?» means yes, let's; «y» or «y tho» is texting for why.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (casual) «Why me?» is a complaint about bad luck; «why oh why» shows despair.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (rough) «Why the hell…?» or «why on earth…?» shows anger or shock: «Why the hell did you eat all 8?».↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (formal) «For what reason», «on what grounds», «account for» and «identify the principal reason for» are stiff ways to ask why: «Account for the observed change.».↗ Example: Why is the sky blue?↗ · Why did you leave the door open?↗ · That is why we wear helmets.↗ · Explain why your answer is correct.↗ · I don't know why the plant died.↗ · Why not try again tomorrow?↗ · Why, what a lovely surprise!↗ · Nobody knows why the dog barked.↗ · why u late, bus was at 8:40 (casual)↗ · «Pizza?»↗ «Why not!»↗ (casual)↗ · Why the hell did you eat all 8 cookies?↗ (rough)↗ · Identify the principal reason for the evaporation of water from an open vessel.↗ (formal exam)↗ · "Why are you knocking me about?"↗ · And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?↗ (Torah GEN.4.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.'↗ (Torah EXO.2.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'↗ (Torah EXO.3.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Why did the knees receive me?↗ (Writings JOB.3.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And why do thine eyes wink?↗ (Writings JOB.15.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord?↗ (Writings PSA.44.24, JPS 1917)↗

wick — Everyday, meaning 1: A wick is the string in the middle of a candle or the strip in an oil lamp that you light; it soaks up melted wax or oil to keep the flame burning.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To wick (away) is to draw water or sweat away, as some sports clothes do.↗ Example: Light the wick carefully with a long match.↗ · Melted wax climbs up the wick and feeds the flame.↗ · Trim the wick so the flame is small.↗ · The candle went out when the wick burned down.↗ · These sports socks wick sweat away from your feet.↗ · In a science test, water climbed up a paper wick.↗ · A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.↗ (Prophets ISA.42.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power — they lie down together, they shall not rise, they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick: (Prophets ISA.43.17, JPS 1917)↗

wicked — Everyday, meaning 1: Wicked means very bad, evil or cruel: «the wicked witch».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wicked can mean naughty in a playful way: «a wicked grin», «a wicked sense of humour».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In slang, especially in the UK, wicked means excellent or very good: «That's wicked!».↗ Example: The wicked witch cast a spell on the princess.↗ · The wicked stepmother made Cinderella work all day.↗ · He gave me a wicked grin.↗ · Your new skateboard is wicked!↗ · Hurting animals is a wicked thing to do.↗ · She has a wicked sense of humour.↗ · That was a wicked goal!↗ · Wicked deeds will not stay hid.↗ · Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.↗ (Torah GEN.13.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?↗ (Torah GEN.18.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.↗ (Torah GEN.38.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'? — (Writings JOB.34.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'↗ (Writings JOB.21.28, JPS 1917)↗ · The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.↗ (Writings PSA.37.32, JPS 1917)↗

wickedly — Everyday, meaning 1: Wickedly means in an evil way, on purpose to do harm or wrong.↗ Example: The witch laughed wickedly as she shut the door.↗ · The thief wickedly took the king's crown.↗ · He had wickedly told a lie about his brother.↗ · And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.↗ (Torah GEN.19.7, JPS 1917)↗ · We have sinned with our fathers, we have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly.↗ (Writings PSA.106.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.↗ (Writings JOB.34.12, JPS 1917)↗ · But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be swept away, both ye and your king.'↗ (Prophets 1SA.12.25, JPS 1917)↗

wickedness — Everyday, meaning 1: Wickedness is being very bad, cruel or evil.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church, Bible) In the Bible and church, wickedness means sin and doing evil against God and other people.↗ Example: The witch's wickedness was finally punished.↗ · The story is about good beating wickedness.↗ · (Bible) In the story of Noah, God saw great wickedness on the earth.↗ · Hurting animals for fun is pure wickedness.↗ · (church) The vicar spoke about turning away from wickedness.↗ · The king was famous for his cruelty and wickedness.↗ · A great boy, out of wickedness, had eaten her up.↗ · How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?'↗ (Torah GEN.39.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Remember Thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin; (Torah DEU.9.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.↗ (Torah DEU.13.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.↗ (Writings PRO.10.2, JPS 1917)↗ · O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved.↗ (Prophets JER.4.14, JPS 1917)↗ · They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.↗ (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917)↗

wicket — Everyday, meaning 1: In cricket, a wicket is the set of three upright sticks (stumps) with two small pieces (bails) on top that the bowler tries to hit.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In cricket, the wicket is also the strip of grass between the two sets of stumps (the pitch).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In cricket, to take a wicket is to get a batter out; «six wickets» means six batters out.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A wicket (or wicket gate) is a small door or gate, often in or beside a bigger one.↗ Example: The ball hit the wicket and the batter was out.↗ · Our bowler took three wickets.↗ · The wicket-keeper stands behind the stumps.↗ · The team was 150 for 6, so they had lost 6 wickets.↗ · Rain made the wicket soft and slow.↗ · We went through the little wicket gate into the garden.↗ · Being late on the first day put me on a sticky wicket.↗ · ‘Who is there?’ asks the porter, putting his head out of the wicket.↗

wide — Everyday, meaning 1: Wide means far from one side to the other.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wide tells how far across something is, as in «3 feet wide».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Wide means covering many things, as in «a wide choice».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Wide (adverb) means fully or far, as in «wide open», «wide awake».↗ Example: The garden is 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.↗ · How wide is the room?↗ · The road is 30 feet wide.↗ · Find the area of a field 8 yards wide and 12 long.↗ · The river is too wide to swim across.↗ · She opened her eyes wide.↗ · The baby was wide awake at midnight.↗ · The shop has a wide choice of books.↗ · The door was wide open.↗ · People came from far and wide to see the show.↗ · They stopped in a wide courtyard.↗ · All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.↗ (Writings LAM.3.46, JPS 1917)↗ · Against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue?↗ (Prophets ISA.57.4, JPS 1917)↗ · I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for Thy commandments.↗ (Writings PSA.119.131, JPS 1917)↗

widely — Everyday, meaning 1: Widely means by many people or in many places: «widely known», «widely used».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Widely means over a large area or distance: «spread widely».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Widely means a lot, very much, when things differ: «Prices vary widely».↗ Example: English is widely spoken around the world.↗ · Smartphones are widely used by adults.↗ · This story is widely known in Ireland.↗ · The seeds were spread widely by the wind.↗ · Pupils' guesses varied widely, from 10 to 300.↗ · She smiled widely when she saw her puppy.↗ · The trees are widely spaced so they get enough light.↗ · He is a widely read boy who loves books.↗ · Their views with regard to its origin may differ widely.↗ · Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Here the view of various writers differ widely.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · But it is proper to assume, tliat they may have been known to a few learned men long before they began to be widely used.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

widen — Everyday, meaning 1: To widen something means to make it wider, like widening a road or a path.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To widen means to become wider, as in «the river widens near the sea».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To widen can mean to make something bigger in range, as in «widen your vocabulary» or «widen the search».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: If eyes widen, they open more because of surprise or fear.↗ Example: They are widening the road outside our school.↗ · The river widens as it reaches the sea.↗ · His eyes widened when he saw the birthday cake.↗ · Reading lots of books widens your vocabulary.↗ · The police widened the search for the lost dog.↗ · The gap between the two teams widened in the second half.↗ · If we widen the rectangle, its area gets bigger.↗ · And he touched the walls, and they widened out, and she saw the organ which was playing; she saw the old pictures of the preachers and the preachers' wives.↗

widening — Everyday, meaning 1: Widening means becoming or making something wider.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A widening gap or problem is one that is getting bigger.↗ Example: The council is widening the road.↗ · Her eyes were widening with surprise.↗ · There is a widening gap between the two teams.↗ · The river is widening as it nears the sea.↗ · The road widening caused traffic jams.↗ · The crack in the wall is widening.↗

widespread — Everyday, meaning 1: Widespread means found in many places or among many people: «widespread flooding», «a widespread belief».↗ Example: The storm caused widespread damage across the country.↗ · Robins are widespread in Britain and Ireland.↗ · There was widespread excitement about the new playground.↗ · It is a widespread myth that goldfish only remember things for three seconds.↗ · Widespread snow closed many schools.↗ · The idea has widespread support among parents.↗ · On the other hand, the Swan-Maiden type of story is widespread through the Old World.↗

widow — Everyday, meaning 1: A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In printing, a widow is a single short line left alone at the top of a page or column.↗ Example: After her husband died, she became a widow.↗ · The widow lived alone in a little cottage.↗ · Grandad is a widower, because Grandma died.↗ · She was widowed when she was young.↗ · In the story, the kind widow took in the orphan.↗ · The black widow spider has a red mark on its body.↗ · We visit the widow next door and help with her shopping.↗ · The widow wore black at the funeral.↗ · "I don't mind!" says the widow.↗ · Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.↗ (Torah EXO.22.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow.↗ (Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917)↗ · He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.↗ (Torah DEU.10.18, JPS 1917)↗ · How is she become as a widow!↗ (Writings LAM.1.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.↗ (Writings PSA.109.9, JPS 1917)↗ · They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.↗ (Writings PSA.94.6, JPS 1917)↗