All English words - page 4140

Meanings of Whaling:

noun

The practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone.

Usage examples:

A ban on whaling

verb

Beat; hit.

Usage examples:

Dad came upstairs and whaled me

Meanings of Wham:

exclamation

Used to express the sound of a forcible impact.

Usage examples:

The bombs landed—wham!—right on target

verb

Strike something forcefully.

Usage examples:

Trucks whammed into each other

Meanings of Whammies:

noun

An event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow.

Usage examples:

The third whammy was the degradation of the financial system

Meanings of Whammo:

exclamation

Another word for wham.

Meanings of Whams:

verb

Strike something forcefully.

Usage examples:

Trucks whammed into each other

exclamation

Used to express the sound of a forcible impact.

Usage examples:

The bombs landed—wham!—right on target

Meanings of Whangdoodle:

noun

An imaginary creature.

Meanings of Whanged:

verb

Make or produce a loud noise.

Usage examples:

The cheerleader whanged on a tambourine

noun

A noisy blow.

Usage examples:

He gave a whang with his hammer

Meanings of Whangers:

noun

A man's penis.

Meanings of Whanging:

verb

Make or produce a loud noise.

Usage examples:

The cheerleader whanged on a tambourine

noun

A noisy blow.

Usage examples:

He gave a whang with his hammer

Meanings of Whangs:

verb

Make or produce a loud noise.

Usage examples:

The cheerleader whanged on a tambourine

noun

A noisy blow.

Usage examples:

He gave a whang with his hammer

Meanings of Whap:

verb

Hit hard.

Usage examples:

Smith whopped him on the nose

noun

A heavy blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Usage examples:

A loud whop echoed in the still air

Meanings of Whapped:

verb

Hit hard.

Usage examples:

Smith whopped him on the nose

noun

A heavy blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Usage examples:

A loud whop echoed in the still air

Meanings of Whaps:

verb

Hit hard.

Usage examples:

Smith whopped him on the nose

noun

A heavy blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Usage examples:

A loud whop echoed in the still air

Meanings of Wharf:

noun

A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.

Usage examples:

In an interview, clifford palacio said that employment included work in the fields and also on whar…

Meanings of Wharfage:

noun

Accommodation provided at a wharf for the loading, unloading, or storage of goods.

Usage examples:

Yarmouth has been fortunate over its history to be located on a good harbour that continues to prov…

Meanings of Wharfages:

noun

Accommodation provided at a wharf for the loading, unloading, or storage of goods.

Usage examples:

Yarmouth has been fortunate over its history to be located on a good harbour that continues to prov…

Meanings of Wharfie:

noun

A person who works at a wharf; a waterside worker or labourer.

Usage examples:

This lawless activity peaked in the communist-dominated unions - the wharfies and the building indu…

Meanings of Wharfinger:

noun

An owner or keeper of a wharf.

Usage examples:

In the 1880 census they identified themselves as sailors, shipbuilders, ship carpenters, teamsters,…

Meanings of Wharves:

noun

A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.

Usage examples:

In an interview, clifford palacio said that employment included work in the fields and also on whar…

Plural of wharf

Meanings of What-is-more:

idiom

In addition

phrase

And as an additional point; moreover.

Usage examples:

What's more, they have a style that is uniquely their own

Meanings of What-it-takes:

idiom

To have the qualities or character needed to be successful

Usage examples:

She doesn’t have a college degree, but i think she has what it takes to do the job.

Meanings of Whatever:

adverb

At all; of any kind (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

They received no help whatever

exclamation

Said as a response indicating a reluctance to discuss something, often implying indifference.

Usage examples:

‘i'll call you later.’ i shrugged. ‘whatever.’

relative pronoun & determiner

Used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing or amount, no matter what.

Usage examples:

Do whatever you like

interrogative pronoun

Used for emphasis instead of ‘what’ in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion.

Usage examples:

Whatever is the matter?

pronoun

Something whose particular nature or type you do not know

Usage examples:

Whatever happens, you’ll be all right., you seem to criticize me whatever i do., give him whatever …

Meanings of Whatness:

noun

The quality of something that makes it what it is and different from other things

Usage examples:

The whatness of an object is established by the impression it creates upon a person's mind., i foun…

Meanings of Whatnots:

noun

Used to refer to an item or items that are not identified but are felt to have something in common with items already named.

Usage examples:

Little flashing digital displays, electric zooms and whatnots

Meanings of Whats:

pronoun

Used to introduce general questions

Usage examples:

What did the teacher say?, what is the capital of nevada?, what time is it?, i don’t know what chil…

determiner

Used to ask for information about people or things

Usage examples:

What time is it?, what books did you buy?, what did you wear?, what size shoes do you take?, what h…

predeterminer

Used to introduce your opinion

Usage examples:

"she can't come." "what a shame/pity.", what an amazing view!, what nonsense!, what strange clothes…