📖 W — The English dictionary · page 26

withdrawn — Everyday, meaning 1: Taken out, especially money taken out of a bank account.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Taken back or removed (a withdrawn offer, a product withdrawn from sale).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Moved back or away (troops withdrawn from a town).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (adjective) Quiet, shy and not wanting to talk to other people, often because of worry or sadness.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Left a race or competition before it ended.↗ Example: She has withdrawn 20 pounds from her account.↗ · After 40 dollars was withdrawn, 60 dollars were left.↗ · The toy was withdrawn from sale because it was unsafe.↗ · Since his dog died, Sam has been quiet and withdrawn.↗ · The horse was withdrawn from the race.↗ · The offer has been withdrawn.↗ · If you feel withdrawn and sad, talk to someone you trust.↗ · The people had now withdrawn from around him, so that the youth stood in an open space, near the smoking altar, front to front with the angry King Pelias.↗ · Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath; Thou hast turned from the fierceness of Thine anger.↗ (Writings PSA.85.4, JPS 1917)↗ · With their flocks and with their herds they shall go to seek the LORD, but they shall not find Him; He hath withdrawn Himself from them.↗ (Prophets HOS.5.6, JPS 1917)↗ · he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, (Prophets EZK.18.8, JPS 1917)↗

withered — Everyday, meaning 1: Withered means dried up and shrunk, like an old plant or flower.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Withered can describe old, wrinkled skin or weak limbs.↗ Example: The flowers withered in the heat.↗ · The withered leaves fell from the tree.↗ · Grandma's hands are withered with age.↗ · Christians read that Jesus healed a man with a withered hand.↗ · The withered plant needed water.↗ · The apple was withered and brown.↗ · His body became like a withered tree.↗ · And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.↗ (Torah GEN.41.23, JPS 1917)↗ · My days are like a lengthening shadow; and I am withered like grass.↗ (Writings PSA.102.12, JPS 1917)↗ · My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; for I forget to eat my bread.↗ (Writings PSA.102.5, JPS 1917)↗ · But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.↗ (Prophets JON.4.7, JPS 1917)↗

withering — Everyday, meaning 1: Of a plant: drying up, shrinking and dying, for example because it has no water.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) A withering look or remark is very scornful and makes someone feel small and foolish.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) Extremely strong and damaging, like "withering heat" or "withering fire".↗ Example: The flowers were withering because nobody had watered them.↗ · Our bean plant in the dark cupboard was withering.↗ · The teacher gave him a withering look when he walked in late.↗ · The grass was withering in the summer heat.↗ · Her withering comment made him go red.↗ · The leaves are withering and turning brown in autumn.↗

withers — Everyday, meaning 1: The withers are the highest point of a horse's back, the ridge between its shoulder blades; horses are measured to the withers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Withers» is also the form of the verb «wither»: a plant withers when it dries up and dies.↗ Example: The pony is 13 hands high at the withers.↗ · The saddle should not press on the horse's withers.↗ · The vet felt the withers of the horse to check for pain.↗ · Without rain, the grass withers and turns brown.↗ · A flower withers if you leave it out of water.↗ · My pony is 12 hands at the withers, so 12 × 4 = 48 inches tall.↗

withhold — Everyday, meaning 1: To keep something back and refuse to give it: «withhold information» means not telling something you know.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To hold back a payment or reward: «The shop withheld his pay until the work was finished.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (money) To take part of someone's pay for tax before they get it.↗ Example: The detective thought the butler was withholding something.↗ · Please do not withhold information that could help find the lost dog.↗ · The phone screen said «number withheld».↗ · The teacher withheld the prize until everyone had tidied up.↗ · The company withheld part of his wages for tax.↗ · She withheld her smile until the judges had finished.↗ · If someone asks you to keep a secret that worries you, do not withhold it from a trusted adult.↗ · “Lady,” he pleaded, “you will surely not withhold information from the Ard-Ri’?”↗ · 'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.'↗ (Torah GEN.23.6, JPS 1917)↗ · If it is read as one word, it must be the action noun of בָּלַם balam 'to restrain, withhold, keep (from)'; see SY 1:8.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · But who can withhold himself from speaking?↗ (Writings JOB.4.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.'↗ (Prophets 2SA.13.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.↗ (Writings PRO.23.13, JPS 1917)↗

withholding — Everyday, meaning 1: Withholding means keeping something back and not giving it, when it was expected: «withholding information».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (money) In some countries, especially the US, «withholding» is tax taken from your pay before you get it.↗ Example: The witness was accused of withholding information from the police.↗ · The builders are withholding the keys until the bill is paid.↗ · Mum is withholding my pocket money until I tidy my room.↗ · Withholding the truth can be a kind of lie.↗ · The shop is withholding payment because the order was wrong.↗ · Dad's pay slip shows how much tax was withheld.↗

within — Everyday, meaning 1: Within means inside a limit, not going past it: «within 20», «within an hour».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Within means inside a place or group: «within the school grounds».↗ Example: Today's lesson: Adding within 20.↗ · Taking away within 10.↗ · All the answers are within 100.↗ · Please return the book within two weeks.↗ · Keep the medicine out of a child's reach, not within it.↗ · Stay within the school grounds at lunch.↗ · The pizza will arrive within 30 minutes.↗ · We live within walking distance of the park.↗ · Within the Dun there was disorder.↗ · And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.↗ (Torah GEN.9.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover-offering within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee; (Torah DEU.16.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'↗ (Torah GEN.18.12, JPS 1917)↗ · My reins are consumed within me.↗ (Writings JOB.19.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Who shall come within his double bridle?↗ (Writings JOB.41.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?↗ (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917)↗

without — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Outside of; not inside a place (as in "without the city").↗ Example: And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.↗ (Torah GEN.19.16, JPS 1917) · "What runs without feet?" says he.↗ (More English Fairy Tales) · 21) The combination of the twenty-two letters without permutation is represented in the following table:↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

withstand — Everyday, meaning 1: To be strong enough not to be damaged or broken by something, such as heat, cold, wind or weight.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To resist an attack or a pressure successfully.↗ Example: Our paper bridge could withstand the weight of ten coins.↗ · Oven gloves can withstand high temperatures.↗ · The castle walls withstood the attack for months.↗ · Houses in hurricane areas are built to withstand strong winds.↗ · This jacket can withstand heavy rain.↗ · Can your egg box withstand a fall from the table?↗ · Eriphyle, unable to withstand the tempting bait, accepted the bribe, and thus Amphiaraus was compelled to join the army.↗ · And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.↗ (Writings ECC.4.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And there were gathered unto him vain men, base fellows that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and could not withstand them.↗ (Writings 2CH.13.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.↗ (Writings 2CH.13.8, JPS 1917)↗

witness — Everyday, meaning 1: A witness is a person who sees something happen, especially an accident or a crime.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A witness is a person who tells a court what they know or saw.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A witness is a person who watches someone sign an important paper and then signs it too.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To witness something means to see it happen.↗ e.g. "we witnessed a rainbow over the sea".↗ Example: A witness saw the car go through the red light.↗ · The detective spoke to three witnesses.↗ · She was called as a witness in court.↗ · We witnessed an amazing sunset.↗ · My aunt signed as a witness to the will.↗ · Did anyone witness the accident?↗ · Five people saw it, so there were 5 witnesses.↗ · It was a terrible sight for a little girl to witness.↗ · Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.↗ (Torah EXO.20.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.↗ (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917)↗ · If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him; (Torah DEU.19.16, JPS 1917)↗ · What shall I take to witness for thee?↗ (Writings LAM.2.13, JPS 1917)↗ · He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.↗ (Writings PRO.12.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.↗ (Writings PSA.35.11, JPS 1917)↗

witticism — Everyday, meaning 1: A clever, quick joke or saying that makes people smile and think.↗ Example: His witticism made everyone laugh.↗ · The king enjoyed her witticisms.↗ · Polly added another witticism to the talk.↗

wittingly — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: On purpose, knowing what one is doing.↗ Example: And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born.↗ (Torah GEN.48.14, JPS 1917)↗

witty — Everyday, meaning 1: Able to say clever, funny things quickly.↗ Example: You are witty, I see.↗ · That was a witty answer!↗ · He was clever, honest and witty.↗

wive — Everyday, meaning 1: (archaic) To wive is to marry a woman, or to take a wife.↗ This old verb is almost never used now.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As a fragment, «wive» is usually part of «wives», the plural of «wife».↗ Example: In an old play, a man says he has come «to wive and thrive».↗ · Henry the Eighth had six wives.↗ · «Wive» is an old word; today we say «marry».↗ · The farmers' wives sold butter at the market.↗ · Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels; (Torah GEN.31.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him; (Torah GEN.8.18, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.↗ (Torah GEN.8.16, JPS 1917)↗ · And he sought for them many wives.↗ (Writings 2CH.11.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.↗ (Writings 1CH.4.5, JPS 1917)↗ · All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.↗ (Prophets ZEC.12.14, JPS 1917)↗

wizard — Everyday, meaning 1: A wizard is a man in stories who has magic powers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A wizard is a person who is extremely good at something, as in a maths wizard.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computing) A wizard is a step-by-step helper in a computer program.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (old UK slang) Wizard! meant excellent, in old school stories.↗ Example: Merlin was a wise old wizard.↗ · The wizard waved his wand and the frog became a prince.↗ · My sister is a wizard at maths.↗ · He's a wizard with a football.↗ · Follow the setup wizard to install the game.↗ · What a wizard idea!↗ (old UK slang)↗

wizened — Everyday, meaning 1: Dried up and wrinkled, like a very old apple.↗ Example: The old man had a wizened face.↗ · She was bent and wizened.↗ · A wizened pomegranate lay on the plate.↗

wobble — Everyday, meaning 1: To wobble is to move unsteadily from side to side, as if about to fall.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A wobble is an unsteady movement.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To wobble can mean to feel unsure or not confident for a moment.↗ Example: The jelly wobbled on the plate.↗ · My front tooth is wobbling.↗ · I wobbled a lot when I first rode my bike.↗ · Don't stand on the wobbly chair.↗ · The table wobbles because one leg is short.↗ · The top wobbled and then fell over.↗ · She had a wobble before her solo but sang beautifully.↗ · The tower of blocks began to wobble.↗

wobbly — Everyday, meaning 1: Something wobbly moves or shakes from side to side because it is not firm or steady: a wobbly table, a wobbly tooth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: If your legs or voice are wobbly, they are shaky because you are tired, ill, scared or upset.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A wobbly line is not straight or neat.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal, UK, Australia, NZ) To throw a wobbly means to suddenly get very angry or upset.↗ Example: My front tooth is wobbly.↗ · This table is wobbly, so put a book under the leg.↗ · The jelly was red and wobbly.↗ · Her legs felt wobbly after the long run.↗ · His voice went wobbly when he said goodbye.↗ · I rode my bike, but I was a bit wobbly at first.↗ · Don't stand on that wobbly chair!↗ · My little brother threw a wobbly when the ice cream fell.↗