English words starting with whi

Meanings of Which:

interrogative pronoun & determiner

Asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set.

Usage examples:

Which are the best varieties of grapes for long keeping?

relative pronoun & determiner

Used referring to something previously mentioned when introducing a clause giving further information.

Usage examples:

A conference in vienna which ended on friday

pronoun

(used in questions and statements having a limited number of possibilities) what one or ones

Usage examples:

Which train do you want to take – the one in the morning or the one in the afternoon?, she had trou…

Meanings of Whichever:

relative pronoun & determiner

Used to emphasize a lack of restriction in selecting one of a definite set of alternatives.

Usage examples:

Choose whichever brand you prefer

pronoun

Used to say that among various possibilities, there is no important difference or that you are free to choose the one you like

Usage examples:

We can go either thursday or friday, whichever is best for you., taxpayers could take their choice …

Meanings of Whichsoever:

determiner & pronoun

Whichever.

Usage examples:

On any occasion whichsoever it be

Meanings of Whicker:

verb

(of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny.

Usage examples:

The horse whickered gently under his breath and lon smiled.

noun

A whickering sound.

Usage examples:

I fell asleep swiftly, the intoxicating scent of horses and the snorts and whickers and stomps beco…

Meanings of Whickered:

verb

(of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny.

Usage examples:

The horse whickered gently under his breath and lon smiled.

noun

A whickering sound.

Usage examples:

I fell asleep swiftly, the intoxicating scent of horses and the snorts and whickers and stomps beco…

Meanings of Whickering:

verb

(of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny.

Usage examples:

The horse whickered gently under his breath and lon smiled.

noun

A whickering sound.

Usage examples:

I fell asleep swiftly, the intoxicating scent of horses and the snorts and whickers and stomps beco…

Meanings of Whickers:

verb

(of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny.

Usage examples:

The horse whickered gently under his breath and lon smiled.

noun

A whickering sound.

Usage examples:

I fell asleep swiftly, the intoxicating scent of horses and the snorts and whickers and stomps beco…

Meanings of Whidah:

noun

Archaic spelling of whydah.

Meanings of Whidahs:

noun

Archaic spelling of whydah.

Meanings of Whiff:

noun

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

verb

Get a brief or faint smell of.

Usage examples:

He whiffed the broth that was simmering on the stove

Meanings of Whiffed:

verb

Get a brief or faint smell of.

Usage examples:

He whiffed the broth that was simmering on the stove

noun

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

Meanings of Whiffing:

verb

Get a brief or faint smell of.

Usage examples:

He whiffed the broth that was simmering on the stove

noun

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

Meanings of Whiffle:

verb

Make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind.

Usage examples:

He snored, and as he breathed out he whiffled through loose lips

noun

A slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.

Meanings of Whiffled:

verb

Make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind.

Usage examples:

He snored, and as he breathed out he whiffled through loose lips

noun

A slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.

Meanings of Whiffles:

verb

Make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind.

Usage examples:

He snored, and as he breathed out he whiffled through loose lips

noun

A slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.

Meanings of Whiffletree:

noun

A swingletree.

Usage examples:

The invention of the horse shoe, the whiffletree, and the spring carriage made travel easier.

Meanings of Whiffletrees:

noun

A swingletree.

Usage examples:

The invention of the horse shoe, the whiffletree, and the spring carriage made travel easier.

Meanings of Whiffling:

verb

Make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind.

Usage examples:

He snored, and as he breathed out he whiffled through loose lips

noun

A slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.

Meanings of Whiffs:

noun

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

verb

Get a brief or faint smell of.

Usage examples:

He whiffed the broth that was simmering on the stove

Meanings of Whiffy:

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

Whiffy socks

Meanings of Whift:

verb

To move lightly to and fro; to drift. chiefly with adverb, as on, around, etc. also (occasionally) with object: to cause to move in this way.

Meanings of Whig:

noun

A member of the british reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the liberal party.

Usage examples:

The aristocratic whigs had passed the reform bill in 1832 to hitch the middle classes to the consti…

Meanings of Whigs:

noun

A member of the british reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the liberal party.

Usage examples:

The aristocratic whigs had passed the reform bill in 1832 to hitch the middle classes to the consti…

Meanings of While:

noun

A period of time.

Usage examples:

We chatted for a while

conjunction

During the time that; at the same time as.

Usage examples:

Nothing much changed while he was away

verb

Pass time in a leisurely manner.

Usage examples:

A diversion to while away the long afternoons

preposition

Until.

Usage examples:

Father will be happy while dinner time

relative adverb

During which.

Usage examples:

The period while the animal remains alive

Meanings of While away:

idiom

Spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner

phrasal verb

To spend time in a relaxed way, sometimes when waiting for something else to happen

Usage examples:

I used to knit a lot when i was pregnant just to while away the time.