<B>within-named, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> specified by name within this or that document, clause, or other piece of writing. </DL>
<A NAME="withit">
<B>with-it, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) up-to-date; keeping up with the latest trends or fashions; hip; in. <BR> <I>Ex. Etams ... set out to get with-it trendy clothes as quickly as possible on to the backs of the girls (Scotsman). The papier-mache toe rings are very simple and very with-it (Maclean's).</I> noun <B>with-itness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="without">
<B>without, </B>preposition, adverb, conjunction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>prep. </I> <B>1. </B>with no; not having; free from; lacking. <BR> <I>Ex. A cat walks without noise. I drink tea without sugar.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>so as to leave out, avoid, or neglect. <BR> <I>Ex. She walked past without noticing us.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>outside of; beyond. <BR> <I>Ex. Only those who lived without the city walls were able to save anything from the fire.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>on the outside; outside. <BR> <I>Ex. The house is clean within and without.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) outside of the inner being; with regard to external actions or circumstances; in relation to others. <BR> <I>Ex. at ease without and at peace within (James Martineau).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>lacking. <BR> <I>Ex. We must eat this or go without.</I> <DD><I>conj. </I> (Dialect.) unless. <BR> <I>Ex. I will not come without you invite me.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the outer part; exterior; outside. <BR> <I>Ex. The wholeness of man encompasses both the without or physical [aspect] and the within (New Scientist).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>from without,</B> </I>from the outside of a person, place or thing. <BR> <I>Ex. An independent state, jealous of all interference from without (Macauley). Doors opened smartly from without (Dickens).</I> </DL>
<B>withstand, </B>verb, <B>-stood,</B> <B>-standing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to stand against; hold out against; bear up under; resist; endure; oppose, especially successfully. <BR> <I>Ex. Explorers have to withstand hardships. These shoes will withstand much hard wear.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to offer resistance or opposition; resist; endure. </DL>
<A NAME="withstood">
<B>withstood, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense and past participle of <B>withstand.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. The windows withstood the force of the blast and did not shatter.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="withy">
<B>withy, </B>noun, pl. <B>withies,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a willow or osier. <DD><B> 2. </B>a twig of willow or osier; withe. <DD><B> 3. </B>a band or halter made of withes. <DD><I>adj. </I> resembling a withe in flexibility. </DL>
<A NAME="witless">
<B>witless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lacking sense; stupid; foolish. <BR> <I>Ex. a witless person, a witless remark. Crossing the street without looking in both directions is a witless thing to do.</I> (SYN) brainless. <DD><B> 2. </B>not knowing; unaware. <BR> <I>Ex. to be witless of danger.</I> adv. <B>witlessly.</B> noun <B>witlessness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="witling">
<B>witling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who fancies himself to be clever at repartee; would-be wit. </DL>
<A NAME="witloof">
<B>witloof, </B>noun. <B>=endive.</B></DL>
<A NAME="witness">
<B>witness, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who saw something happen; spectator; eyewitness. <BR> <I>Ex. He made the remark in the presence of several witnesses.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who takes an oath to tell the truth in a court of law. <BR> <I>Ex. Both the judge and the lawyers questioned the police witness.</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>evidence; testimony. <BR> <I>Ex. A person who gives false witness in court is guilty of lying under oath.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a person or thing that furnishes evidence or proof of the thing or fact mentioned. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Their tattered clothes were a witness of their poverty.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a person who writes his name on a document to show that he saw the maker sign it; person selected to be present at some transaction in order to be able to testify that it occurred. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to see; perceive. <BR> <I>Ex. I witnessed the accident.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to be the scene or setting of (a fact or event). <BR> <I>Ex. the years that witnessed the Industrial Revolution.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to testify to; give evidence of. <BR> <I>Ex. Her whole manner witnessed her surprise.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to furnish evidence or proof of; betoken. <DD><B> 5. </B>to sign (a document) as a witness. <BR> <I>Ex. The two servants witnessed his will.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to give evidence; bear witness; testify (to, against). <BR><I>expr. <B>bear witness,</B> </I>to be evidence; give evidence; testify. <BR> <I>Ex. The results of the experiment bore witness to the scientist's theory. The girl's blushing bore witness to her embarrassment.</I> noun <B>witnesser.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="witness">
<B>Witness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. </DL>
<A NAME="witnessbox">
<B>witness box,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a rectangular enclosure in a British court occupied by a witness while giving evidence. </DL>
<A NAME="witnesschair">
<B>witness chair,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a chair for a witness, especially on a witness stand. </DL>
<A NAME="witnessstand">
<B>witness stand,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a place where a witness stands or sits to give evidence in a law court. </DL>
<A NAME="witster">
<B>witster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who is adept in making witticisms; wit. </DL>
<A NAME="witted">
<B>-witted,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) having a ______ wit or wits. <BR> <I>Ex. Quick-witted = having a quick wit.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="witticism">
<B>witticism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a witty remark. (SYN) quip, mot. </DL>
<A NAME="wittily">
<B>wittily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a witty manner; with wit. </DL>
<A NAME="wittiness">
<B>wittiness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the character of being witty; quality of being ingenious or clever. </DL>
<A NAME="witting">
<B>witting, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> done or acting consciously, and so with responsibility; not unwitting; intentional. <BR> <I>Ex. a witting aggressor, aggression, etc.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Dialect.) <B>1. </B>tidings; news. <DD><B> 2. </B>notice; warning. </DL>
<B>wittol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a man who is aware of and complaisant about the infidelity of his wife; contented cuckold. </DL>
<A NAME="witty">
<B>witty, </B>adjective, <B>-tier,</B> <B>-tiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>full of wit; clever and amusing. <BR> <I>Ex. A witty person makes witty remarks.</I> (SYN) facetious, droll. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Dialect.) <DD><B> a. </B>intelligent; clever. <DD><B> b. </B>skillful; expert. </DL>
<B>wive, </B>verb, <B>wived,</B> <B>wiving.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to take a wife; get married; marry (with). <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to take as a wife. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) to furnish with a wife. </DL>
<A NAME="wivern">
<B>wivern, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Heraldry.) a two-legged, winged dragon with a long, barbed tail. Also, <B>wyvern.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wives">
<B>wives, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>wife.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wiz">
<B>wiz, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) wizard. <BR> <I>Ex. He thinks he's such a wiz at cars, but he couldn't locate that squeak (Sinclair Lewis).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wizard">
<B>wizard, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a man supposed to have magic power; magician; sorcerer. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) a very clever person; expert. <BR> <I>Ex. to be a wizard at math. Edison was a wizard at invention.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a wise man; sage (often contemptuous). <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B><B>=magic.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(British Slang.) very good or excellent. <BR> <I>Ex. a wizard time.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wizardly">
<B>wizardly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a wizard. </DL>
<A NAME="wizardry">
<B>wizardry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>magic skill; magic. (SYN) sorcery, witchcraft. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) great cleverness or expertise. <BR> <I>Ex. an astonishing record of administrative wizardry in industry (David Levy).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="wizen">
<B>wizen, </B>verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to dry up; shrivel; wither. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause to wither or shrivel. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=wizened.</B> Also, <B>weazen.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="wizened">
<B>wizened, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> dried up; withered; shriveled. <BR> <I>Ex. a wizened apple, a wizened face.</I> (SYN) shrunken, wrinkled. </DL>
<A NAME="wizenfaced">
<B>wizen-faced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a thin, shriveled face. </DL>
<B>WLB</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> War Labor Board. </DL>
<A NAME="wlong">
<B>w. long.</B> or <B>W. long.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> west longitude. </DL>
<A NAME="wm">
<B>Wm.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> William. </DL>
<A NAME="wm">
<B>W.M.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> worshipful master (in Freemasonry). </DL>
<A NAME="wmc">
<B>WMC</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> War Manpower Commission. </DL>
<A NAME="wmk">
<B>wmk.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> watermark. </DL>
<A NAME="wmo">
<B>WMO</B> (no periods) or <B>W.M.O.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> World Meteorological Organization. </DL>
<A NAME="wnw">
<B>WNW</B> (no periods) or <B>W.N.W.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> between west and northwest; west-northwest. </DL>
<A NAME="wo">
<B>wo, </B>noun, interjection. <B>=woe.</B></DL>
<A NAME="wo">
<B>w/o</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> without. </DL>
<A NAME="wo">
<B>W.O.</B> or <B>WO</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>War Office. <DD><B> 2. </B>warrant officer. </DL>
<A NAME="woad">
<B>woad, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a European plant of the mustard family, formerly extensively cultivated for the blue dye furnished by its leaves; dyer's-weed; pastel. <DD><B> 2. </B>the dye. </DL>
