All English words - page 4169

Meanings of Will:

noun

The faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action.

Usage examples:

She has an iron will

verb

Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.

Usage examples:

Reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back

The capability of conscious choice and decision

modal verb

Expressing the future tense.

Usage examples:

You will regret it when you are older

Meanings of Will-o'-the-wisp:

idiom

A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

noun

A phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night on marshy ground, thought to result from the combustion of natural gases.

Usage examples:

Pale blue light, the colour of egewe's hair or a will-o'-the-wisp, filled the room.

Meanings of Willed:

adjective

Having a specified level of determination.

Usage examples:

A free-willed female

verb

Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.

Usage examples:

Reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back

Meanings of Willemite:

noun

A mineral, typically greenish-yellow and fluorescent, consisting of a silicate of zinc.

Usage examples:

Associated minerals can include cerussite, anglesite, pyromorphite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, wulf…

Meanings of Willet:

noun

A large north american sandpiper.

Usage examples:

This was also true with the common snipe, lesser yellowlegs, willet, and western sandpiper.

Meanings of Willets:

noun

A large north american sandpiper.

Usage examples:

This was also true with the common snipe, lesser yellowlegs, willet, and western sandpiper.

Meanings of Willfully:

adverb

With the intention of causing harm; deliberately.

Usage examples:

She denies four charges of wilfully neglecting a patient

Meanings of William:

proper noun

The name of two kings of england and two of great britain and ireland.

noun

A garden flower from the genus (= group of plants) dianthus with groups of red, white, pink, or purple flowers that have a sweet spicy smell

Usage examples:

Sweet william are biennials, meaning they take two years to complete their life cycle., start to cl…

Meanings of Willies:

noun

A penis.

plural noun

A strong feeling of nervous discomfort.

Usage examples:

That room gave him the willies

phrase

A feeling of nervousness and fear, especially caused by something strange or threatening

Usage examples:

Give someone the willies spending a night in the house alone always gives me the willies., get the …

Meanings of Willingly:

adverb

Readily; of one's own free will.

Usage examples:

She went willingly

Meanings of Willingness:

noun

The quality or state of being prepared to do something; readiness.

Usage examples:

The ability and willingness of workers to migrate

Meanings of Williwaw:

noun

A sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast.

Usage examples:

It is the term used in the aleutians for a cold storm, and williwaws were the conditions during thi…

Meanings of Williwaws:

noun

A sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast.

Usage examples:

It is the term used in the aleutians for a cold storm, and williwaws were the conditions during thi…

Meanings of Willowier:

adjective

Bordered, shaded, or covered by willows.

Usage examples:

Willowy meadow land

Meanings of Willowware:

noun

Pottery with a willow-pattern design.

Usage examples:

This successful woodenware and willowware merchant was a dedicated philanthropist.

Meanings of Willowy:

adjective

Bordered, shaded, or covered by willows.

Usage examples:

Willowy meadow land

Meanings of Willpower:

noun

Control exerted to do something or restrain impulses.

Usage examples:

Most of our bad habits are due to laziness or lack of willpower

Meanings of Willy-nilly:

adverb

Suddenly and without planning or order

Usage examples:

Her words tumbled out all willy-nilly.

Meanings of Wilt:

verb

(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

Usage examples:

At this time, chill treatment seedlings were severely wilted with extensive leaf rolling characteri…

noun

Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Usage examples:

These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt

Meanings of Wilted:

verb

(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

Usage examples:

At this time, chill treatment seedlings were severely wilted with extensive leaf rolling characteri…

noun

Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Usage examples:

These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt

Meanings of Wilts:

abbreviation

Wiltshire.

verb

(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

Usage examples:

At this time, chill treatment seedlings were severely wilted with extensive leaf rolling characteri…

noun

Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Usage examples:

These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt

Meanings of Wiltshire:

proper noun

A county of southern england; county town, trowbridge.

noun

A county (= area with its own local government) in southwestern england

Usage examples:

She runs a bed and breakfast in castle combe in wiltshire.

Meanings of Wimple:

noun

A cloth headdress covering the head, neck, and the sides of the face, formerly worn by women and still worn by some nuns.

Usage examples:

One day, as she roams deep in the forest, ill with allergies and the flu, her sweat-shirt hood pull…

Meanings of Win:

verb

Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).

Usage examples:

United won four games in a row

noun

A successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour; a victory.

Usage examples:

A 3–0 win over birmingham

Meanings of Win-back:

phrasal verb

To get something that you had before but lost temporarily

Usage examples:

The telecoms giant cut prices in a move to win back customers from competitors., some in the party …