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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.
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4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. Milton.
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5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
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According to the common vicissitude and wheel of things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled upon themselves. South.
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[He] throws his steep flight in many an aëry wheel. Milton.
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Coloq. A wheel within a wheel , or Coloq. Wheels within wheels , a complication of circumstances, motives, etc. -- Coloq. Balance wheel . See in the Vocab. -- Coloq. Bevel wheel , Coloq. Brake wheel , Coloq. Cam wheel , Coloq. Fifth wheel , Coloq. Overshot wheel , Coloq. Spinning wheel , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Core wheel . (Mach.) (a) A mortise gear. (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear. -- Coloq. Measuring wheel , an odometer, or perambulator. -- Coloq. Wheel and axle (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called also axis in peritrochio, and perpetual lever, -- the principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its action is continuous. See Mechanical powers, under . -- Coloq. Wheel animal , or Coloq. Wheel animalcule (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the anterior end. -- Coloq. Wheel barometer . (Physics) See under . -- Coloq. Wheel boat , a boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or railways. -- Coloq. Wheel bug (Zoöl.), a large North American hemipterous insect (Prionidus cristatus) which sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the prothorax. -- Coloq. Wheel carriage , a carriage moving on wheels. -- Coloq. Wheel chains , or Coloq. Wheel ropes (Naut.), the chains or ropes connecting the wheel and rudder. -- Coloq. Wheel cutter , a machine for shaping the cogs of gear wheels; a gear cutter. -- Coloq. Wheel horse , one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also wheeler. -- Coloq. Wheel lathe , a lathe for turning railway-car wheels. -- Coloq. Wheel lock . (a) A letter lock. See under . (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel. (c) A kind of brake a carriage. -- Coloq. Wheel ore (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the shape of its twin crystals. See . -- Coloq. Wheel pit (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the lower part of the fly wheel runs. -- Coloq. Wheel plow , or Coloq. Wheel plough , a plow having one or two wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate the depth of the furrow. -- Coloq. Wheel press , a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles. -- Coloq. Wheel race , the place in which a water wheel is set. -- Coloq. Wheel rope (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under . -- Coloq. Wheel stitch (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not over an open space. Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). -- Coloq. Wheel tree (Bot.), a tree (Aspidosperma excelsum) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel. See . -- Coloq. Wheel urchin (Zoöl.), any sea urchin of the genus Rotula having a round, flat shell. -- Coloq. Wheel window (Arch.), a circular window having radiating mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. Rose window, under .
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Wheel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheeled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wheeling.]
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1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.
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2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle. “The beetle wheels her droning flight.” Gray.
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Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled
Her motions, as the great first mover's hand
First wheeled their course. Milton.
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Wheel, v. i.
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1. To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.
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The moon carried about the earth always shows the same
face to us, not once wheeling upon her own center. Bentley.
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2. To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.
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Being able to advance no further, they are in a fair way to
wheel about to the other extreme. South.
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3. To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
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Then wheeling down the steep of heaven he flies. Pope.
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4. To roll forward.
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Thunder mixed with hail,
Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky,
And wheel on the earth, devouring where it rolls. Milton.
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Wheelband (?), n. The tire of a wheel.
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Wheelbarrow (?), n. A light vehicle for conveying small loads. It has two handles and one wheel, and is rolled by a single person.
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Wheel base. The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on which they run; more esp., the length of this figure between the points of contact of the two extreme wheels on either side.
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Wheelbird (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
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Wheeled (?), a. Having wheels; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a four-wheeled carriage.
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Wheeler (?), n.
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1. One who wheels, or turns.
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2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]
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3. A wheel horse. See under .
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4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.
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5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]
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6. (Zoöl.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
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Wheelhouse (?), n. (Naut.) (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel. (b) A paddle box. See under .
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Wheeling (?), n.
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1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle.
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2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.
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3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
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4. A turning, or circular movement.
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Wheelman (?), n.; pl. Wheelmen (�). One who rides a bicycle or tricycle; a cycler, or cyclist.
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Wheel of fortune. A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or sums to which certain marks on its circumference point when it stops being distributed according to varying rules.
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Wheel-shaped (?), a.
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1. Shaped like a wheel.
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2. (Bot.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla.
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Wheelswarf (?), n. See .
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Wheelwork (?), n. (Mach.) A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.
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Wheel-worn (?), a. Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road.
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Wheelwright (?), n. A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.
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Wheely (?), a. Circular; suitable to rotation.
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Wheen (?), n. [Cf. AS. hwēne, hwǣne, a little, somewhat, hwōn little, few.] A quantity; a goodly number. [Scot.] “A wheen other dogs.” Sir W. Scott.
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Wheeze (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wheezed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing.] [OE. whesen, AS. hwēsan (cf. Icel. hvæsa to hiss, Sw. hväsa, Dan. hvæse); akin to AS. hwōsta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. hōsti, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. kās. √43. Cf. hoarse.] To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. “Wheezing lungs.” Shak.
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Wheeze, n. 1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
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2. (Phon.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the “stage whisper.” It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
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Wheezy (?), a. Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.
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Wheft (?), n. 1. (Naut.) See , n., 4.
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2. (Naut.) A kind of streamer or flag used either as a signal, or at the masthead for ornament or to indicate the direction of the wind to aid in steering.
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Whelk (hwĕlk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. , and .] (Zoöl.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe.
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Coloq. Whelk tingle , a dog whelk. See under .
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Whelk, n. [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See a pustule.]
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1. A papule; a pustule; acne. “His whelks white.” Chaucer.
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2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
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Coloq. Chin whelk (Med.), sycosis. -- Coloq. Rosy whelk (Med.), grog blossom.
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Whelked (?), a. Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns. Shak.
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Whelky (?), a.
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1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated.
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2. Shelly. “Whelky pearls.” Spenser.
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Whelm (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whelmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whelming.] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in �whylfan, �whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. wölben, OHG. welben, Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. Gr. � bosom, a hollow, a gulf.]
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1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.
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She is my prize, or ocean whelm them all! Shak.
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The whelming billow and the faithless oar. Gay.
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2. Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows. “The whelming weight of crime.” J. H. Newman.
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3. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. [Obs.] Mortimer.
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Whelp (?), n. [AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf, Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp.]
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1. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps. “A bear robbed of her whelps.” 2 Sam. xvii. 8.
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2. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
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That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance. Addison.
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3. (Naut.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.
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4. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
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Whelp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whelped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whelping.] To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.
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Whelp, v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
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Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better. B. Jonson.
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Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme? Young.
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When (?), adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hwænne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ����. See .]
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1. At what time; -- used interrogatively.
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When shall these things be? Matt. xxiv. 3.
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☞ See the Note under , pron., 1.
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2. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
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Kings may
Take their advantage when and how they list. Daniel.
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Book lore ne'er served, when trial came,
Nor gifts, when faith was dead. J. H. Newman.
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3. While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds.
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4. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.
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I was adopted heir by his consent;
Since when, his oath is broke. Shak.
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☞ When was formerly used as an exclamation of surprise or impatience, like what!
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Come hither; mend my ruff:
Here, when! thou art such a tedious lady! J. Webster.
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Coloq. When as , Coloq. When that , at the time that; when. [Obs.]
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When as sacred light began to dawn. Milton.
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When that mine eye is famished for a look. Shak.
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Whenas (?), conj. Whereas; while [Obs.]
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Whenas, if they would inquire into themselves, they would find no such matter. Barrow.
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Whence (?), adv. [OE. whennes, whens (with adverbial s, properly a genitive ending; -- see ), also whenne, whanene, AS. hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; akin to D. when. See , and cf. , .]
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1. From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.
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Whence hath this man this wisdom? Matt. xiii. 54.
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Whence and what art thou? Milton.
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2. From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.
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Grateful to acknowledge whence his good
Descends. Milton.
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☞ All the words of this class, whence, where, whither, whereabouts, etc., are occasionally used as pronouns by a harsh construction.
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O, how unlike the place from whence they fell? Milton.
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☞ From whence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the use of good writers.
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From whence come wars and fightings among you? James iv. 1.
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Of whence, also a pleonasm, has become obsolete.
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Whenceever (?), adv. & conj. Whencesoever. [R.]
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Whenceforth (?), adv. From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Whencesoever (?), adv. & conj. From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.
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Any idea, whencesoever we have it. Locke.
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Whene'er (?), adv. & conj. Whenever.
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Whenever (?), adv. & conj. At whatever time. “Whenever that shall be.” Milton.
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Whennes (?), adv. Whence. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Whensoever (?), adv. & conj. At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever. Mark xiv. 7.
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Wher (?), Where (�), pron. & conj. [See .] Whether. [Sometimes written whe'r.] [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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Men must enquire (this is mine assent),
Wher she be wise or sober or dronkelewe. Chaucer.
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Where (?), adv. [OE. wher, whar, AS. hw�r; akin to D. waar, OS. hw�r, OHG. hwār, wār, wā, G. wo, Icel. and Sw. hvar, Dan. hvor, Goth. hwar, and E. who; cf. Skr. karhi when. √182. See , and cf. .]
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1. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
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God called unto Adam, . . . Where art thou? Gen. iii. 9.
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☞ See the Note under , pron., 1.
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2. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively.
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She visited that place where first she was so happy. Sir P. Sidney.
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Where I thought the remnant of mine age
Should have been cherished by her childlike duty. Shak.
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Where one on his side fights, thousands will fly. Shak.
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But where he rode one mile, the dwarf ran four. Sir W. Scott.
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3. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?
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But where does this tend? Goldsmith.
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Lodged in sunny cleft,
Where the gold breezes come not. Bryant.
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☞ Where is often used pronominally with or without a preposition, in elliptical sentences for a place in which, the place in which, or what place.
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The star . . . stood over where the young child was. Matt. ii. 9.
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The Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. viii. 20.
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Within about twenty paces of where we were. Goldsmith.
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Where did the minstrels come from? Dickens.
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☞ Where is much used in composition with preposition, and then is equivalent to a pronoun. Cf. , , , , etc.
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Coloq. Where away (Naut.), in what direction; as, where away is the land?
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Syn. -- See .
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Where, conj. Whereas.
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And flight and die is death destroying death;
Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. Shak.
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Where, n. Place; situation. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. Spenser.
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{ Whereabout (?), Whereabouts (?) }, adv.
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1. About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him?
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☞ In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.
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2. Concerning which; about which. “The object whereabout they are conversant.” Hooker.
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