Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z wherefor For which. wherefore Why, for what reason, because of what. wherefrom from which; whence wherein How, or in what way. whereinafter In which, afterward. whereinbefore In which, before; in which (speech, book, etc.) occurred earlier. whereinsoever In whatever way or aspect. whereinsofar To which degree or extent; to whatever extent. whereinto Into which. whereinwhich During which. whereness Location or position. wherenot Other related places; wherever. whereof Of what. whereon On which, on what. whereonto Onto which. whereout Out of which. whereover Over what. whereso wheresoever; regardless of which place wheresoever wherever wheresomever wherever wherethan Than which. wherethrough Through which. whereto To what; to which place, whither? wheretoever To whatever place. wheretofore Up to which point; until which time. wheretosoever To whatever place. wheretoward Toward which. whereunder Under which or what. whereuntil Until what; until which. whereunto Unto what or which; to what purpose. whereup Up which. whereupon After which; in consequence; at which point. wherever Where ever; an emphatic form of where. wherewith With which; with what. wherewithal The ability and means required to accomplish some task. wherewithin Within which. wherewithout Without which. Wherley A surname. Whernside A mountain on the border of Cumbria and North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD7381). wherret A blow, especially on the face. wherry A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways. wherryite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur. wherryman The person who pilots a wherry. Wherwell A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3840). whet To sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone. whether Introduces a simple indirect question (with no correlative). whethering The retention of the afterbirth in cows or sheep. whethersoever In or to whatever place; anywhere; whithersoever. whetile The European green woodpecker Whetsel A surname. Whetsell A surname. Whetstine A surname from German. whetstone A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool. Whettam A surname. whetted Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed. whetten To whet. whetter Something that whets. Agent noun of whet whetting The process by which something is whetted. Whettleton A hamlet in Craven Arms parish, Shropshire, England, east of the town (OS grid ref SO4482). Whetton A surname. Whetzel A surname. whevs whatever (expression used to dismiss something). whew An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. whewee Longer or more intense form of whew, an expression of amazement or relief. Whewell A surname. Whewellian Of or relating to William Whewell (1794–1866), English scientist, philosopher, and Anglican priest. whewellite A mineral, hydrated calcium oxalate. whewer whew duck, Eurasian wigeon, wigeon (Mareca penelope). whewl To cry, moan, or whine plaintively. whey The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. wheybeard The common whitethroat. wheyey Resembling or characteristic of whey. wheyface One who is pale, as from fear; a coward. wheyish Resembling whey. wheyishness The quality of being wheyish. wheylike Resembling or characteristic of whey. wheyn A proprietary drink for nutrition and stimulation prepared from sterilized whey. wheyness The quality of being wheylike. whiba An old Tunisian unit of dry measure, one sixteenth of a cafiz. Whibley A surname. which What, of those mentioned or implied. Whicham A hamlet and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD1382). Whichard A surname. whichaway which way; in which direction. whichever Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'. Whichford A village and civil parish (served by Whichford and Ascott Parish Council) in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3134). whichth Which ordinal number. whichway Wherever; in whichever direction. whichways every which way whicker The soft neigh made by a horse. whickering The act of producing a whicker. Whickham A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2061). whid A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game. Whidbee A surname. Whidby A surname from Old Norse. Whidden A surname. whiddle To inform on someone. Whiddon A surname. whiff A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft. whiffenpoof A member of a collegiate a cappella singing group established at Yale University in 1909. whiffer An inhaler (device for asthmatics). whiffet A little or faint whiff or puff. whiffiness The quality of being whiffy; a bad smell. whiffing The act of one who, or that which, whiffs. whiffle A short blow or gust. whiffler One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion. whifflery The behaviour of a whiffler (one who frequently changes course or opinion, or one who argues evasively). Whifflet A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7364). whiffletree a whippletree whiffling Aimless talk; waffle. whiffy Having a bad smell. whifty Offbeat; slightly kooky or whimsical. whig Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage. Whiggamore A Whig. Whiggery Support for whiggish attitudes. whiggification The process or result of whiggifying. whiggify To make whiggish. whiggish Characteristic of a Whig; liberal. whiggishly In a whiggish manner. whiggishness The quality of being whiggish. whiggism Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs. Whigham A surname. Whiglet A little or petty Whig. Whiglike Resembling or characteristic of a Whig. Whigling A petty or inferior Whig. whigs An 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party. whigship Whiggism. while An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. whileen A little while; a short time. whilemeal By turns; by courses; at a time. whilend Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal. whilere A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously. whiles sometimes; at times whilever While; as long as. Whilkut A member of a particular Pacific Coast Athabaskan tribe. whillaballoo hullabaloo whilly To cajole. whillywha a flattering deceiver whilom At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time. whilst Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile. whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea. whimberry The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). whimbrel A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill. whimling Someone given to whims, a whimsical person whimmy Full of whims; whimsical. whimper A low intermittent sob. whimperative An order or imperative phrased obliquely as a question, such as "would you mind closing the window?" whimperer One who whimpers. whimpering The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint. whimperingly With a whimpering sound.