(verb) first and third person singular past of be

(preposition) used as a function word to indicate a participant in an action, transaction, or arrangement

(pronoun) used as a function word to introduce a nonrestrictive relative clause and to modify a noun in that clause and to refer together with that noun to a word or word group in a preceding clause or to an entire preceding clause or sentence or longer unit of discourse

(verb) past tense second-person singular, past tense plural, and past subjunctive of be

(pronoun) the plural of I, used as the subject of a sentence when the speaker wishes to refer to himself or herself and another or others

(preposition) used to introduce a question, at what time or period, or under what circumstances

(verb) decree or ordain; (noun) a fixed and persistent intent or purpose

(verb) past of will, in various senses

(pronoun) originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, , 1. As interrogative pronouns, 'who' and 'whom' ask the question: What or which person or persons? 'Who' and 'whom', as relative pronouns (in the sense of 'that'), are properly used of persons (corresponding to 'which', as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. 'Who' and 'whom', as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever

(pronoun) used interrogatively as a request for specific information

(verb) exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; (noun) activity directed toward making or doing something

(adverb) (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well'); (verb) come up, as of a liquid

(preposition) at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or to what place; (conjunction) whereas; that

(adverb) to a great degree or by a great distance; very much ('right smart' is regional in the United States); (noun) the condition of things generally

(noun) people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

(conjunction) during the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; (noun) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

(noun) an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

(preposition) used as a function word to indicate the absence or lack of something or someone

(verb) make or wage war; (noun) the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

(verb) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; (noun) binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

(preposition) in the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without

(adjective) including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; (noun) all of something including all its component elements or parts

(verb) have need of

(conjunction) 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

(adjective) being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; (noun) the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

(noun) the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase 'the whys and wherefores'

(noun) the words that are spoken

(verb) produce a literary work

(pronoun) that which belongs to whom, used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective whose

(noun) a unit of language that native speakers can identify

(pronoun) the objective case of 'who'

(adverb) to, toward, or in the west; (adjective) situated in or facing or moving toward the west

(noun) any period of seven consecutive days

(adjective) adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; (noun) a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

(verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify; (noun) an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

(noun) a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

(noun) a person who works at a specific occupation

(noun) performance of moral or religious acts

(adjective) set down in writing in any of various ways

(verb) hope for; have a wish; (noun) a specific feeling of desire

(noun) structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

(adverb) with or by a broad space; (adjective) having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

(noun) the act of creating written works

(adjective) desired or wished for or sought

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; (noun) a sandwich made from a western omelet

(verb) use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; (noun) the act of traveling by foot

(noun) the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

(noun) the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

(noun) writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

(adjective) one or some or every or all without specification

(verb) set waves in; (noun) one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

(verb) look attentively; (noun) a small portable timepiece

(verb) treat unjustly; do wrong to; (adjective) contrary to conscience or morality or law

(verb) extend in curves and turns; (noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

(verb) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

(noun) the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

(verb) spend the winter; (noun) the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

(verb) be a witness to; (noun) someone who sees an event and reports what happened

(noun) an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

(verb) have a wish or desire to know something; (noun) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

(noun) a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

(adverb) in a wild or undomesticated manner; (adjective) marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

(verb) be dressed in; (noun) impairment resulting from long use

(adjective) wanting in physical strength

(noun) the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

(noun) the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

(adjective) being and remaining ready and available for use

(verb) get warm or warmer; (adjective) having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

(noun) something that aids or promotes well-being

(noun) (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

(verb) spend thoughtlessly; throw away; (noun) any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

(verb) face and withstand with courage; (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

(verb) construct or form a web, as if by weaving; (noun) an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

(adjective) disposed or inclined toward

(adjective) having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; (noun) a way of doing or being

(adverb) to a great degree

(noun) any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

(verb) drink wine; (noun) fermented juice (of grapes especially)

(verb) provide with electrical circuits; (noun) ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

(adjective) not subject to defeat

(noun) accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

(adverb) (comparative of 'ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; (adjective) (comparative of 'bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

(noun) something that remunerates

(noun) United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

(verb) show devotion to (a deity); (noun) the activity of worshipping

(noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

(conjunction) at any or every time that, when? (used emphatically)

(noun) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

(verb) change directions as if revolving on a pivot; (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)

(adjective) put in a coil; (noun) an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

(verb) accept gladly; (adjective) giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted

(verb) be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; (noun) a victory (as in a race or other competition)

(noun) the act of traveling by foot; (adjective) close enough to be walked to

(noun) United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

(adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

(noun) the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

(noun) the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

(adjective) having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; (noun) an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)

(noun) the act of observing; taking a patient look

(adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly')

(noun) a message informing of danger

(noun) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

(verb) cause to become wet; (adjective) covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

(noun) German conductor (1876-1962)

(noun) a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

(adverb) to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; (verb) defeat thoroughly

(noun) annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

(noun) the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

(noun) the extent of something from side to side

(noun) people who are wounded

(verb) be awake, be alert, be there; (noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

(verb) notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

(verb) pull back or move away or backward

(verb) be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; (noun) a strong feeling of anxiety

(adjective) made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

(verb) provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action); (noun) a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

(noun) the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; (adjective) producing exhaustion

(adjective) of or occurring every seven days; (noun) a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

(adjective) widely circulated or diffused

(adjective) affected by wear; damaged by long use

(adverb) where in the world

(noun) a means of flight or ascent

(noun) one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

(verb) have a certain weight

(verb) cause to be without a spouse; (noun) a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

(verb) clean with some chemical process; (noun) a thin coat of water-base paint

(noun) the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

(noun) small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

(noun) someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

(noun) prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

(noun) a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin

(verb) eat hastily; (noun) any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

(noun) a shoe designed for comfortable walking

(adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

(noun) a retraction of a previously held position

(noun) someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

(noun) any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

(adjective) nonexistent

(noun) the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

(adjective) clean by virtue of having been washed in water

(noun) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

(adjective) spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

(noun) succeeding with great difficulty

(noun) a fabric made from the hair of sheep

(noun) a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits

(adverb) from what place, source, or cause

(noun) (politics) a state of disfavor

(verb) rub with a circular motion

(adjective) mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

(noun) the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

(noun) the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

(noun) an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

(noun) any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

(verb) go via an indirect route or at no set pace

(adjective) morally bad in principle or practice

(noun) the act of winding or twisting; (adjective) marked by repeated turns and bends

(noun) travelling about without any clear destination

(noun) the quality of having a moderate degree of heat

(verb) spend the weekend; (noun) a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday

(verb) hunt for whales; (noun) any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

(verb) thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; (noun) an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

(noun) cheerful compliance

(adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

(adjective) enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like

(noun) Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

(noun) articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: 'silverware', 'software'

(noun) United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

(verb) cover with wax; (noun) any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

(verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; (adjective) physically and mentally fatigued

(adjective) one or some or every or all without specification

(noun) a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

(adjective) showing curiosity

(noun) a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

(adjective) shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

(noun) Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

(verb) store in a warehouse; (noun) a storehouse for goods and merchandise

(noun) a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

(verb) shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

(noun) a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

(pronoun) whatever person, no matter who, used in any grammatical relation except that of a possessive

(adjective) spanning or extending throughout the entire world

(noun) (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

(noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

(adjective) not used to good advantage

(noun) English playwright (1580-1625)

(noun) the fourth day of the week; the third working day

(verb) speak softly; in a low voice; (noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

(adverb) at a wholesale price; (verb) sell in large quantities

(noun) the contestant who wins the contest

(noun) a place where work is done

(adjective) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

(adjective) made weak or weaker

(verb) clear of weeds; (noun) any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

(noun) careful consideration

(adjective) adjusted to reflect value or proportion

(verb) cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt; (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language

(noun) all living things (except people) that are undomesticated

(noun) a specific feeling of desire

(verb) hold back; refuse to hand over or share

(noun) intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

(adjective) characterized by physical misery

(noun) United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

(noun) a craftsman who weaves cloth

(noun) a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; (noun) any shape that is triangular in cross section

(verb) join together by heating; (noun) a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together

(noun) English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

(adverb) toward the west

(verb) make whistling sounds; (noun) the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

(verb) become broader or wider or more extensive

(adverb) in a willing manner

(adjective) having no wires; (noun) transmission by radio waves

(verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

(noun) a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

(adjective) marked by full consciousness or alertness; (noun) the state of remaining awake

(noun) someone who gives a warning to others

(noun) the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland

(noun) a period of time during which there is armed conflict

(noun) creating fabric

(noun) a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning

(noun) British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

(noun) any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

(noun) intense mournfulness

(noun) a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

(adjective) made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole

(verb) arrange or fold as a cover or protection; (noun) cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

(noun) something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

(verb) walk (through relatively shallow water); (noun) English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)

(noun) a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

(adjective) imparting heat

(noun) a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

(noun) English poet and theologian (1674-1748)

(noun) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

(verb) lessen the strength of

(verb) interlace by or as if by weaving; (noun) pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

(noun) English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)

(noun) the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); (adjective) showing sorrow

(noun) fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure

(noun) the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling

(noun) a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories

(noun) United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

(adverb) in a wise manner

(adjective) possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

(noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs

(noun) a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements

(adjective) lacking in usefulness or value

(adjective) sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest

(noun) the chief official in charge of a prison

(noun) a midwestern state in north central United States

(verb) have and exercise

(noun) a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire

(noun) a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit

(noun) United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)

(noun) a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

(noun) a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta