英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Whet
(n.)
That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer.
Whether
(pron.)
Which (of two); which one (of two); -- used
interrogatively and relatively.
Whether
(conj.)
In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or
more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or
by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple
negative of the first it is sometimes only indicated by the particle
not or no after the correlative, and sometimes it is omitted entirely
as being distinctly implied in the whether of the first.
Whethering
(n.)
The retention of the afterbirth in cows.
Whetile
(n.)
The green woodpecker, or yaffle. See Yaffle.
Whetstone
(n.)
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for
whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.
Whetted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Whet
Whetter
(n.)
One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates.
Whetter
(n.)
A tippler; one who drinks whets.
Whetting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Whet
Whettlebones
(n. pl.)
The vertebrae of the back.
Whew
(n. & interj.)
A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing
astonishment, scorn, or dislike.
Whew
(v. i.)
To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
Whewellite
(n.)
Calcium oxalate, occurring in colorless or white
monoclinic crystals.
Whewer
(n.)
The European widgeon.
Whey
(n.)
The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more
thick or coagulable part, esp. in the process of making cheese.
Whey-faced
(a.)
Having a pale or white face, as from fright.
Wheyey
(a.)
Of the nature of, or containing, whey; resembling whey;
wheyish.
Wheyface
(n.)
One who is pale, as from fear.
Wheyish
(a.)
Somewhat like whey; wheyey.