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[2] able-bodied, chipper, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, well, whole—more at HEALTHY

whole·some·ness noun : the quality, fact, or state of being wholesome

Synonyms

fitness, health, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wellness, wholeness—more at HEALTH

whole step noun : a musical interval comprising two half steps (as C–D or F♯–G♯)

whole wheat adjective : made of ground entire wheat kernels

whol·ly adverb 1 : to the full or entire extent : COMPLETELY

2 : SOLELY, EXCLUSIVELY

Synonyms

absolutely, all, altogether, clean, completely, entirely, fully, quite, totally, utterly—more at ALL

whom pronoun, objective case of WHO

whom·ev·er pronoun, objective case of WHOEVER

whom·so·ev·er pronoun, objective case of WHOSOEVER

1whoop verb 1 : to shout or call loudly and vigorously

2 : to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough

3 : to go or pass with a loud noise

4 : to utter or express with a whoop; also : to urge, drive, or cheer with a whoop

2whoop noun 1 : a whooping sound or utterance : SHOUT

2 : a crowing intake of breath after a fit of coughing in whooping cough

Synonyms

cry, holler, hoot, howl, shout, yell, yowl—more at SHOUT

1whoopee interjection — used to express exuberance

2whoopee noun 1 : boisterous fun

2 : sexual play — usu. used with make

whooping cough noun : an infectious bacterial disease esp. of children marked by convulsive coughing fits often followed by a shrill gasping intake of breath

whooping crane noun : a large white nearly extinct No. American crane noted for its loud whooping call

whoop·la noun 1 : HOOPLA

2 : boisterous merrymaking

whop·per noun 1 : something unusually large or extreme of its kind

2 : a monstrous lie

Synonyms

[1] behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan, whale—more at GIANT

[2] fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, untruth—more at LIE

whop·ping adjective : extremely large

Synonyms

colossal, enormous, giant, gigantic, grand, huge, jumbo, mammoth, massive, outsize, oversize, prodigious, titanic, tremendous—more at HUGE

whore noun : a woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce : PROSTITUTE

whorl noun 1 : a group of parts (as leaves or petals) encircling an axis and esp. a plant stem

2 : something that whirls or coils around a center : COIL, SPIRAL

3 : one of the turns of a snail shell

whorled adjective : having or arranged in whorls

1whose adjective : of or relating to whom or which esp. as possessor or possessors, agent or agents, or object or objects of an action

2whose pronoun : whose one or ones <~ is this car> <~ are those books>

who·so pronoun : WHOEVER

who·so·ev·er pronoun : WHOEVER

whs or whse abbreviation warehouse

whsle abbreviation wholesale

1why adverb : for what reason, cause, or purpose <~ did you do it?>

2why conjunction 1 : the cause, reason, or purpose for which

2 : for which : on account of which

3why noun, plural whys : the reason or cause of something

Synonyms

grounds, motive, reason, wherefore—more at REASON

4why interjection — used to express surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or impatience <~, here's what I was looking for>

WI abbreviation 1 West Indies

2 Wisconsin

WIA abbreviation wounded in action

Wic·ca noun [ORIGIN: prob. fr. OE wicca wizard]

: a religion that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of deities who inhere in nature and that ritually observes seasonal and life cycles

wick noun : a loosely bound bundle of soft fibers that draws up oil, tallow, or wax to be burned in a candle, oil lamp, or stove

wick·ed adjective 1 : morally bad : EVIL, SINFUL

2 : FIERCE, VICIOUS

3 a : playfully or engagingly mischievous : ROGUISH

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