Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1546]
3west noun 1 : the general direction of sunset
2 : the compass point directly opposite to east
3 cap : regions or countries west of a specified or implied point
4 cap : Europe and the Americas
— west·er·ly adverb or adjective
— west·ward adverb or adjective
— west·wards adverb
1western adjective 1 : lying toward or coming from the west
2 cap : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West
3 cap : of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity
— West·ern·er noun
2western noun, often cap : a novel, story, film, or radio or television show about life in the western U.S. during the latter half of the 19th century
west·ern·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to give western characteristics to
— west·ern·i·zation noun
West Nile virus noun [ORIGIN: West Nile province of Uganda]
: a virus that is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes and causes an illness marked by fever, headache, muscle ache, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis; also : this illness
1wet adjective wet·ter; wet·test 1 : consisting of or covered or soaked with liquid (as water)
2 : having frequent rains : RAINY
3 : not dry <~ paint>
4 : permitting or advocating the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages — wet·ly adverb — wet·ness noun Synonyms saturated, sodden, soggy, waterlogged, watery; also deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed; submerged, swamped; dipped, dunked, splashed; steeped; flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced; clammy, damp, dank, humid, moist Antonyms arid, dry 2wet noun 1 : WATER; also : WETNESS, MOISTURE 2 : rainy weather : RAIN 3 : an advocate of a wet liquor policy 3wet verb wet or wet·ted; wet·ting : to make or become wet Synonyms bathe, douse, drench, soak, sop, souse, wash, water; also damp, dampen, humidify, moisten; deluge, drown, flood, inundate, overflow; submerge, swamp, hydrate; splash; impregnate, saturate, steep; flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, sluice; dip, dunk Antonyms dry wet blanket noun : one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure weth·er noun : a castrated male sheep or goat wet·land noun : land or areas (as swamps) containing much soil moisture — usu. used in pl. wet nurse noun : a woman who cares for and suckles children not her own wet suit noun : a rubber suit for swimmers that acts to retain body heat by keeping a layer of water against the body as insulation wh abbreviation 1 which 2 white 1whack verb 1 : to strike with a smart or resounding blow 2 : to cut with or as if with a whack 2whack noun 1 a : a smart or resounding blow b : the sound of or like that of a blow 2 : PORTION, SHARE 3 : CONDITION, STATE 4 : an opportunity or attempt to do something 5 : a single action or occasion Synonyms [1b] bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thwack—more at CLAP [4] attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try—more at ATTEMPT 1whale noun, plural whales 1 or pl whale : CETACEAN; especially : one (as a sperm whale or killer whale) of large size