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 Witherley A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England, east of Atherstone in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3297). witherling An opponent, enemy, or adversary. Withern A village in Withern with Stain parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4382). withername A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal Withernsea A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA3427). Witherow A surname. withers The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. withersake An apostate or perfidious renegade. Withersfield A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL6548). Witherslack A small village in Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4383). withersoever To whatever place; to anywhere. withersome Characterised or marked by withering. Witherspoon A surname from Middle English. withertip A plant disease, often of citrus plants, that causes dieback and wilting. witherward Adverse, contrary. witherweight A counterbalancing weight; counterweight. witherwin An opponent; rival; adversary; enemy; (Christianity) the Adversary; the Devil. witherwise In the opposite or wrong direction; contrariwise. withery Somewhat withered. Withey A surname. withgo To go against; oppose; transgress. withheld That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another. withhold To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. withholdable Able to be withheld. withholdal The act of withholding something. withholding The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary. withholdment withholding; the act of withholding. Withiel A small village and civil parish in central Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9965). within In the inner part, spatially; physically inside. withinforth Within; inside; inwardly. Withington A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315). withinness The state or condition of being within. Withinshaw A surname. withinside Within, inside. withinward inward withinwards inward Withlacoochee A river that originates in Georgia, northwest of Valdosta. Withnailesque Reminiscent of Withnail and I (1987), a British black comedy film about two young, unemployed, binge-drinking actors living in a squalid flat in 1960s London. Withnall A surname. Withnell A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6322). withness The quality of being or doing with something. without Outside, externally. withoutcha without you withoutdoors outdoors withoutforth Without; outside; outwardly. withoutness The state or condition of being without. withoutside outside withoutward outward withoutwards outward Withrow A surname. withsake To forsake; abandon; renounce; deny; refuse. withsave To assure. withsaw A contradiction. withsay To contradict or deny. withsayer One who withsays; an opponent. withset To set oneself against; oppose; resist. withsit To resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to. withspeak To speak against; contradict. withstand To resist or endure (something) successfully. withstandable Capable of being withstood. withstander A person who withstands or resists; an opponent. withstandingness Ability to withstand or resist. withstay To hold back; oppose; withstand. withstrain To restrain. withstraint The act or process of withstraining; restraint. withtake To rebuke; reprimand. withtract To withdraw, retract. withturn To turn around; turn back or away. withwind A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). withy An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow. Withybrook A hamlet in Stoke St Michael parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6547). Withyham A civil parish and small village in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4935). Withywood A council estate in southern Bristol, England between Hartcliffe and Bishopsworth witkey A Web-based system whereby users can exchange and purchase services and information, and share knowledge and experience, in order to save time and money. Witkin A surname. Witkoff A surname from Russian witkop A scalp disease similar to favus, characterised by hair loss and white crust. witless Lacking wit or understanding; foolish. witlessly in a witless manner witlessness The state of being witless; stupidity. witlet A minor or petty wit. Witley A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9439). witling A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty. witloof Belgian endive, common chicory (Cichorium intybus) Witman A surname. Witmer A surname. witmonger One who attempts to be witty. witness Attestation of a fact or event; testimony. witnessable Capable of being witnessed; observable. witnessdom The role or status of a witness. witnesser One who witnesses. witnessing The act of bearing witness. witnessless Without witnesses. witney A kind of woollen cloth. Witneyer A surname. witooka The edible root of the flowering plant Boerhaavia diffusa. Witotan Of or relating to the Witoto people. Witoto An indigenous people of southeastern Colombia and northern Peru. Witotoan Of or relating to a small language family of southeastern Colombia and the neighbouring region of Peru. wits Senses. witsec The US Marshals witness security program. witsome Possessing wit; witty. Witt A surname. witte spelling of wit witteboom silver tree witted having a specified form of wit (intellectual ability) wittedness The condition of being witted Witten A surname. Wittenberg A surname. Wittenberge A town in Prignitz district, Brandenburg, Germany. Wittenburg A surname from German. Wittenheim A town and commune of Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France. witter To speak at length on a trivial subject. wittering banal chatter witterly Clearly, certainly; without doubt; truly. witters A surname. Wittersham A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8927). Wittgenstein A surname from German. Wittgensteinian Of or pertaining to the person or ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein, an Austrian-born twentieth-century philosopher noted for the idea of "family resemblance" as that which individual objects of a sense of a term have in common. Wittgensteinianism Wittgensteinian philosophy witticaster An inferior or pretended wit. wittichenite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, copper, and sulfur. witticise To express oneself wittily; to indulge in witticisms. witticism a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger. witticist A person who frequently uses witticisms. witticize US and Oxford British English standard spelling of witticise. wittified Possessed of wit; witty. Wittig A surname. Wittigian Of or relating to Monique Wittig (1935–2003), French author and feminist theorist who wrote about overcoming socially enforced gender roles. wittily in a witty manner; using wit. wittiness the quality of being witty witting Knowledge, awareness. wittingite A form of neotocite from Norway wittingly in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose. wittite A monoclinic-prismatic light lead gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, selenium, and sulfur. Wittitrin A locality in the Kempsey council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. wittle Little. wittler A surname from German. Wittmaack A surname from German. Wittman A surname from German. Wittmer A surname. Wittmeyer A surname from German. Wittner A surname from German. wittol A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant. wittoldry The state of being a wittold or a mari complaisant. wittolly Like a wittol; cuckoldly. Witton A suburb of Blackburn, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6627). Wittrock A surname. witts Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping. Wittwer A surname.