| whip | (noun) a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object | Synonyms: lash, whiplash |
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| (noun) an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping | - |
| (noun) (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club | - |
| (noun) a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit | - |
| (noun) a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline | Synonyms: party whip |
| whipcord | (noun) a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib | - |
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| (noun) closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips | - |
| whiplash | (noun) a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object | Synonyms: lash, whip |
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| (noun) an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) | Synonyms: whiplash injury |
| whipper | (noun) a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip | Synonyms: switcher |
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| whippersnapper | (noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | Synonyms: jackanapes, lightweight |
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| whippet | (noun) small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England | - |
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| whipping | (noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | Synonyms: flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning |
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| (noun) the act of overcoming or outdoing | Synonyms: beating |
| (noun) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally | Synonyms: whipstitch, whipstitching |
| (noun) a sound defeat | Synonyms: debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping |
| whippletree | (noun) a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling | Synonyms: swingletree, whiffletree |
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| whippoorwill | (noun) American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage | Synonyms: Caprimulgus vociferus |
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| whipsaw | (noun) a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people | Synonyms: lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw |
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| whipsnake | (noun) any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails | Synonyms: whip-snake, whip snake |
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| whipstitch | (noun) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally | Synonyms: whipping, whipstitching |
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| whipstitching | (noun) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally | Synonyms: whipping, whipstitch |
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| whiptail | (noun) any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards | Synonyms: whiptail lizard |
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