(a) The plant wheat or any plant of the genus Triticum, esp. T. aestivum or T. sativum; also, a wheat crop; wheat considered as seed
(b) the grain of the wheat plant, harvested wheat; grain……
(a) To make sounds associated with pain, distress, sorrow, etc
(b) to make various characteristic animal noises: of a dog: whine, whimper; of a pig: squeal; of a horse: whinny; of a human being:……
(a) A small circular weight placed on a spindle to serve as a flywheel, a pulley used in the operation of a spinning wheel, a spindle whorl; ?also, a small circular object serving to attach or hold……
(a) To move in a circular, whirling motion, turn, revolve, swirl; also, move about quickly and erratically, go swiftly; also fig.; whirlen abouten (oute, up); whirlinge se (whele); whirlinge wind, a……
(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and……
In cpds. and combs.: yarn (garn) windel, a wooden reel from which a hank or thread of yarn may be wound into a ball, a yarn-winder; yarn (garn) windel blade, one of the crossed arms of a yarn-winder.
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(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine……
(a) Discretion, prudence, or good judgment in temporal matters; the cardinal virtue of prudence; also person.; wit and wisdom
(b) spiritual insight or wisdom, apprehension of spiritual truth; also in……
(a) To be certain about (sth.);—sometimes with anticipatory hit or this as obj., with noun clause in apposition following; also without obj. in so so clause [2nd quot.]; also, know (a fact)
(b) to……
(a) Lacking intelligence, understanding, or wisdom; lacking mental capacity or ability, unintelligent
(b) deficient in or lacking the faculty of reason, irrational;—used with ref. to or in comparison……
(a) To give information to (sb. about sth.); provide information about (what sb. will be); inform (sb. that sth. is so, what sth. is, etc.);
(b) to teach (sb. to do sth.).
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(a) The common European wolf (Canis lupus); also, the wolf as an animal of venery [quots. c1425 & c1475]; a route of wolfes, a wolf pack
(b) in cpds. and combs.: wolf bicche, bicche of the wolf, she……
(a) To hold back because of doubt or indecision, hesitate, delay; also, hesitate to speak (to sb.) [quot. a1375, 2nd]; with inf. or that clause: hesitate (to do sth.)
(b) to hold back because of……
(a) A piece or tract of land; a field, plain, meadow, etc.; wong stede [OE wang-stede], a place, locale; corner wong; lond (mede) wong, meadow land
(b) ?length;
(c) in surnames;
(d) in place names……
(a) To turn or twist about, writhe; also, extricate oneself (from a grip) by twisting or writhing; of the wind: change direction;—used in fig. context
(b) to pull with a twisting motion;
(c) to……
