| wheal | (noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions | Synonyms: wale, weal, welt |
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| wheat | (noun) a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white | Synonyms: pale yellow, straw |
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| (noun) grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour | Synonyms: wheat berry |
| (noun) annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains | - |
| wheatear | (noun) small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump | - |
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| wheatfield | (noun) a field planted with wheat | Synonyms: wheat field |
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| wheatflake | (noun) crisp flake made from wheat | - |
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| wheatgrass | (noun) a grass of the genus Agropyron | Synonyms: wheat-grass |
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| wheatworm | (noun) small roundworm parasitic on wheat | Synonyms: Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm |
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| wheedler | (noun) someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing | Synonyms: coaxer |
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| wheedling | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: blandishment |
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| wheel | (noun) a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | - |
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| (noun) a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel | - |
| (noun) an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims | Synonyms: rack |
| (noun) game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in | Synonyms: roulette wheel |
| (noun) a handwheel that is used for steering | Synonyms: steering wheel |
| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | Synonyms: bicycle, bike, cycle |
| (noun) forces that provide energy and direction | - |
| wheelbarrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart |
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| wheelbase | (noun) the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle | - |
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| wheelchair | (noun) a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant | - |
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| wheeler | (noun) a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle | Synonyms: wheel horse |
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| (noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | Synonyms: wheelwright |
| (noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycler, bicyclist, biker, cyclist |
| (noun) the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling | - |
| wheelhouse | (noun) an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated | Synonyms: pilothouse |
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| (noun) one's area of interest or expertise | - |
| wheeling | (noun) propelling something on wheels | Synonyms: rolling |
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| wheelwork | (noun) mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) | - |
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| wheelwright | (noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | Synonyms: wheeler |
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| wheeze | (noun) breathing with a husky or whistling sound | - |
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| (noun) (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick | - |
| wheeziness | (noun) presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis) | - |
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| whelk | (noun) large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell | - |
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| (noun) large marine snail much used as food in Europe | - |
| whelp | (noun) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf | Synonyms: pup |
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| whereabouts | (noun) the general location where something is | - |
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| wherefore | (noun) the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | Synonyms: why |
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| wherewithal | (noun) the necessary means (especially financial means) | - |
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| wherry | (noun) light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors | - |
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| (noun) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia | Synonyms: Norfolk wherry |
| whetstone | (noun) a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | - |
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| whey | (noun) watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates | - |
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| (noun) the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese | Synonyms: milk whey |