Chapter 1882

Wheeled (?) , a. Having wheels; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a four- wheeled carriage .

Wheeler <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"er (?) , n.

1. One who wheels, or turns.

2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]

3. A wheel horse. See under Wheel .

4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler .

5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]

6. (Zo\'94l.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]

Wheelhouse <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"house` (?) , n. (Naut.) (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel. (b) A paddle box. See under Paddle .

Wheeling <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"ing (?) , n.

1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle.

2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.

3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on wheels; as, it is good wheeling , or bad wheeling .

4. A turning, or circular movement.

Wheelman <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"man (?) , n. ; pl. Wheelmen (<?/) . One who rides a bicycle or tricycle; a cycler, or cyclist.

Wheel-shaped <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"-shaped` (?) , a.

1. Shaped like a wheel.

2. (Bot.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla .

Wheelswarf <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"swarf` (?) , n. See Swarf .

Wheelwork <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"work` (?) , n. (Mach.) A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.

Wheel-worn <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"-worn` (?) , a. Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road .

Wheelwright <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"wright` (?) , n. A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.

Wheely <Xpage=1644>

Wheel"y (?) , a. Circular; suitable to rotation.

Wheen <Xpage=1644>

Wheen (?) , n. [Cf. AS. hw<?/ne , hw<?/ne , a little, somewhat, hw<?/n little, few.] A quantity; a goodly number. [Scot.] "A wheen other dogs."

Sir W. Scott.

Wheeze <Xpage=1644>

Wheeze (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wheezed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing .] [OE. whesen , AS. hw <?/ san (cf. Icel. hv\'91sa to hiss, Sw. hv\'84sa , Dan. hv\'91se ); akin to AS. hw <?/ sta a cough, D. hoest , G. husten , OHG. huosto , Icel. h<?/sti , Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k<?/s . &root;43. Cf. Husky hoarse.] To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. " Wheezing lungs."

Shak.

Wheeze <Xpage=1644>

Wheeze , n. 1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

2. (Phon.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.

Wheezy <Xpage=1644>

Wheez"y (?) , a. Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.

Wheft <Xpage=1644>

Wheft (?) , n. (Naut.) See Waft , n. , 4.

Whelk <Xpage=1644>

Whelk (?) , n. [OE. welk , wilk , AS. weoloc , weloc , wiloc . Cf. Whilk , and Wilk .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum , common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe.

Whelk tingle , a dog whelk. See under Dog .

Whelk <Xpage=1644>

Whelk , n. [OE. whelke , dim. of whele . See Wheal a pustule.]

1. A papule; a pustule; acne. "His whelks white."

Chaucer.

2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Chin whelk (Med.) , sycosis. -- Rosy whelk (Med.) , grog blossom.

Whelked <Xpage=1644>

Whelked (?) , a. Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns .

Shak.

Whelky <Xpage=1644>

Whelk"y (?) , a.

1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated.

2. Shelly. " Whelky pearls."

Spenser.

Whelm <Xpage=1644>

Whelm (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Whelmed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelming .] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven , AS. whelfan , hwylfan , in <?/whylfan , <?/whelfan , to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian , D. welven to arch, G. w\'94lben , OHG. welben , Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. Gr. <?/ bosom, a hollow, a gulf.]

1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.

She is my prize, or ocean whelm them all! Shak.

The whelming billow and the faithless oar. Gay.

2. Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows . "The whelming weight of crime."

J. H. Newman.

3. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. [Obs.]

Mortimer.

Whelp <Xpage=1644>

Whelp (?) , n. [AS. hwelp ; akin to D. welp , G. & OHG. welf , Icel. hvelpr , Dan. hvalp , Sw. valp .]

1. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps . "A bear robbed of her whelps ."

2 Sam. xvii. 8.

2. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.

That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance. Addison.

3. (Naut.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass .

4. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

Whelp <Xpage=1644>

Whelp , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Whelped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelping .] To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

Whelp <Xpage=1644>

Whelp , v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.

Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better. B. Jonson.

Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme? Young.

When <Xpage=1644>

When (?) , adv. [OE. when , whan , whenne , whanne , AS. hw\'91nne , hwanne , hwonne ; akin to OS. hwan , OD. wan , OHG. wanne , G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who . <?/<?/<?/<?/. See Who .]

1. At what time; -- used interrogatively.

When shall these things be? Matt. xxiv. 3.

&hand; See the Note under What , pron ., 1.

2. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.

Kings may Take their advantage when and how they list. Daniel.

Book lore ne'er served, when trial came, Nor gifts, when faith was dead. J. H. Newman.

3. While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds .

4. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.

I was adopted heir by his consent; Since when , his oath is broke. Shak.

&hand; When was formerly used as an exclamation of surprise or impatience, like what !

Come hither; mend my ruff: Here, when ! thou art such a tedious lady! J. Webster.

When as , When that , at the time that; when. [Obs.]

When as sacred light began to dawn. Milton.

When that mine eye is famished for a look. Shak.

Whenas <Xpage=1644>

When"as` (?) , conj. Whereas; while [Obs.]

Whenas , if they would inquire into themselves, they would find no such matter. Barrow.

Whence <Xpage=1644>

Whence (?) , adv. [OE. whennes , whens (with adverbial s , properly a genitive ending; -- see -wards ), also whenne , whanene , AS. hwanan , hwanon , hwonan , hwanone ; akin to D. when . See When , and cf. Hence , Thence .]

1. From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.

Whence hath this man this wisdom? Matt. xiii. 54.

Whence and what art thou? Milton.

2. From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.

Grateful to acknowledge whence his good Descends. Milton.

&hand; All the words of this class, whence , where , whither , whereabouts , etc., are occasionally used as pronouns by a harsh construction.

O, how unlike the place from whence they fell? Milton.

&hand; From whence , though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the use of good writers.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? James iv. 1.

Of whence , also a pleonasm, has become obsolete.

Whenceever <Xpage=1644>

Whence*ev"er (?) , adv. & conj. Whencesoever. [R.]

Whenceforth <Xpage=1644>

Whence`forth" (?) , adv. From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Whencesoever <Xpage=1644>

Whence`so*ev"er (?) , adv. & conj. From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.

Any idea, whencesoever we have it. Locke.

Whene'er <Xpage=1644>

When*e'er (?) , adv. & conj. Whenever.

Whenever <Xpage=1644>

When*ev"er (?) , adv. & conj. At whatever time. " Whenever that shall be."

Milton.

Whennes <Xpage=1644>

When"nes (?) , adv. Whence. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Whensoever <Xpage=1644>

When`so*ev"er (?) , adv. & conj. At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever.

Mark xiv. 7.

Wher, Where <Xpage=1644>

Wher (?) , Where (<?/) , pron. & conj. [See Whether .] Whether. [Sometimes written whe'r .] [Obs.]

Piers Plowman.

Men must enquire (this is mine assent), Wher she be wise or sober or dronkelewe. Chaucer.

Where <Xpage=1644>

Where (?) , adv. [OE. wher , whar , AS. hw<?/r ; akin to D. waar , OS. hw<?/r , OHG. hw\'ber , w\'ber , w\'be , G. wo , Icel. and Sw. hvar , Dan. hvor , Goth. hwar , and E. who ; cf. Skr. karhi when. &root;182. See Who , and cf. There .]

1. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.

God called unto Adam, . . . Where art thou? Gen. iii. 9.

&hand; See the Note under What , pron ., 1.

2. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively.

She visited that place where first she was so happy. Sir P. Sidney.

Where I thought the remnant of mine age Should have been cherished by her childlike duty. Shak.

Where one on his side fights, thousands will fly. Shak.

But where he rode one mile, the dwarf ran four. Sir W. Scott.

3. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?

But where does this tend? Goldsmith.

Lodged in sunny cleft, Where the gold breezes come not. Bryant.

&hand; Where is often used pronominally with or without a preposition, in elliptical sentences for a place in which , the place in which , or what place .

The star . . . stood over where the young child was. Matt. ii. 9.

The Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. viii. 20.

Within about twenty paces of where we were. Goldsmith.

Where did the minstrels come from? Dickens.

&hand; Where is much used in composition with preposition, and then is equivalent to a pronoun. Cf. Whereat , Whereby , Wherefore , Wherein , etc.

Where away (Naut.) , in what direction; as, where away is the land?

Syn. -- See Whither .

Where <Xpage=1644>

Where , conj. Whereas.

And flight and die is death destroying death; Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. Shak.

Where <Xpage=1644>

Where , n. Place; situation. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Finding the nymph asleep in secret where . Spenser.

Whereabout, Whereabouts <Xpage=1644>

Where"a*bout` (?) , Where"a*bouts` (?) , adv.

1. About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him?

&hand; In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.

2. Concerning which; about which. "The object whereabout they are conversant."

Hooker.

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Whereabout, Whereabouts <Xpage=1645>

Where"a*bout` (?) , Where"a*bouts` (?) , n. The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts .

Shak.

A puzzling notice of thy whereabout . Wordsworth.

Whereas <Xpage=1645>

Where*as" (?) , adv. At which place; where. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

At last they came whereas that lady bode. Spenser.

Whereas <Xpage=1645>

Where*as" , conj.

1. Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.

2. When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.

Are not those found to be the greatest zealots who are most notoriously ignorant? whereas true zeal should always begin with true knowledge. Sprat.

Whereat <Xpage=1645>

Where*at" (?) , adv.

1. At which; upon which; whereupon; -- used relatively.

They vote; whereat his speech he thus renews. Milton.

Whereat he was no less angry and ashamed than desirous to obey Zelmane. Sir P. Sidney.

2. At what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereat are you offended?

Whereby <Xpage=1645>

Where*by" (?) , adv.

1. By which; -- used relatively. "You take my life when you take the means whereby I life."

Shak.

2. By what; how; -- used interrogatively.

Whereby shall I know this? Luke i. 18.

Where'er <Xpage=1645>

Wher*e'er" (?) , adv. Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form.

Cowper.

Wherefore <Xpage=1645>

Where"fore (?) , adv.& conj. [ Where + for .]

1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 20.

2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.

But wherefore that I tell my tale. Chaucer.

Wherefore didst thou doubt? Matt. xiv. 31.

Wherefore <Xpage=1645>

Where"fore , n. the reason why. [Colloq.]

Whereform <Xpage=1645>

Where*form" (?) , adv. [ Where + from .] From which; from which or what place.

Tennyson.

Wherein <Xpage=1645>

Where*in" (?) , adv.

1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively.

Her clothes wherein she was clad. Chaucer.

There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Swift.

2. In what; -- used interrogatively.

Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! Mal. ii. 17.

Whereinto <Xpage=1645>

Where`in*to" (?) , adv.

1. Into which; -- used relatively.

Where is that palace whereinto foul things Sometimes intrude not? Shak.

The brook, whereinto he loved to look. Emerson.

2. Into what; -- used interrogatively.

Whereness <Xpage=1645>

Where"ness (?) , n. The quality or state of having a place; ubiety; situation; position. [R.]

A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness , and is next to nothing. Grew.

Whereof <Xpage=1645>

Where*of" (?) , adv.

1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively.

I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist. Sir J. Davies.

Let it work like Borgias' wine, Whereof his sire, the pope, was poisoned. Marlowe.

Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one. Shak.

2. Of what; -- used interrogatively.

Whereof was the house built? Johnson.

Whereon <Xpage=1645>

Where*on" (?) , adv.

1. On which; -- used relatively; as, the earth whereon we live .

O fair foundation laid whereon to build. Milton.

2. On what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereon do we stand?

Whereout <Xpage=1645>

Where*out" (?) , adv. Out of which. [R.]

The cleft whereout the lightning breaketh. Holland.

Whereso <Xpage=1645>

Where"so (?) , adv. Wheresoever. [Obs.]

Wheresoe'er <Xpage=1645>

Where`so*e'er" (?) , adv. Wheresoever. [Poetic] " Wheresoe'er they rove."

Milton.

Wheresoever <Xpage=1645>

Where`so*ev"er (?) , adv. In what place soever; in whatever place; wherever.

Wherethrough <Xpage=1645>

Where*through" (?) , adv. Through which. [R.] " Wherethrough that I may know."

Chaucer.