wroth, indignant, passionate, resentful, exasperated, provoked,
incensed, irate, ireful, in a passion, out of temper, out of tune.
~Wreak~, _v. a._ Inflict (_as wrath or vengeance_).
~Wreath~, _n._ ~1.~ Curl.
~2.~ Garland, chaplet, festoon, crown, bays.
~Wreathe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Twist, interweave, entwine.
~2.~ Encircle, surround, infold.
~Wreck~, _n._ ~1.~ Destruction, perdition, undoing, prostration, ruin,
desolation, shipwreck.
~2.~ Stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel.
~Wreck~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away.
~2.~ Ruin, destroy.
~Wrench~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Wrest, wring, twist.
~2.~ Sprain, strain, distort.
~Wrench~, _n._ ~1.~ Twist.
~2.~ Sprain, strain.
~3.~ Screw-key.
~Wrest~, _v. a._ Twist, WRENCH.
~Wrestle~, _v. n._ Contend, strive, struggle.
~Wrestling~, _n._ Struggle, contention.
~Wretch~, _n._ ~1.~ Pilgarlic, pariah, outcast, troglodyte, miserable
person, unhappy person.
~2.~ Miscreant, villain, knave, rogue, rascal, scoundrel, scapegrace,
caitiff, ruffian.
~Wretched~, _a._ ~1.~ Unhappy (on account outward condition),
MISERABLE, forlorn, comfortless, woebegone, afflicted, distressed.
~2.~ Calamitous, afflictive, afflicting, deplorable.
~3.~ Bad, poor, vile sorry, shabby, pitiful, worthless, paltry,
contemptible, shocking.
~Wretchedness~, _n._ Unhappiness, distress, misery, affliction, WOE.
~Wriggle~, _v. n._ Squirm, writhe.
~Wriggle out of~, Get out of (_by adroit management_), work out of,
work one's way out of.
~Wring~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Twist (_violently_).
~2.~ Force, extort, wrest.
~3.~ Harass, distress, torture, torment, pain.
~Wrinkle~, _n._ ~1.~ Furrow, crease, fold, plait, gather, pucker,
rumple, corrugation, rimple.
~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Notion, whim, fancy, whimsey, caprice, crotchet,
vagary, freak, quirk, maggot.
~Wrinkle~, _v. a._ Corrugato, crease, rumple, cockle, pucker, crumple.
~Wrinkled~, _a._ Rugose, rugous.
~Wrist~, _n._ CARPUS.
~Writ~, _n._ Writing, scripture.
~Write~, v. _a._ ~1.~ Inscribe, scrawl, scribble, scratch.
~2.~ Compose, indite, produce, frame, pen, jot down, draw up, set down
in writing, commit to paper, put on paper, dash off.
~Write~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Compose, express one's self (_in writing_), put
pen to paper, take pen in hand.
~2.~ Write a letter, send a letter.
~3.~ Tell (_in writing_), give account.
~Writer~, _n._ ~1.~ Penman.
~2.~ Scribe, scribbler, clerk, secretary, amanuensis, quill-driver.
~3.~ Author, composer.
~Writhe~, _v. a._ Twist, distort, contort, make awry.
~Writhe~, _v. n._ Wriggle, squirm, be distorted.
~Writing~, _n._ ~1.~ Chirography, caligraphy, penmanship.
~2.~ Document, instrument.
~3.~ Book, work, publication, lucubration, pamphlet, piece, literary
production.
~4.~ Inscription, title.
~Writing-desk~, _n._ ESCRITOIRE.
~Wrong~, _a._ ~1.~ Unjust, evil, improper, bad, inequitable, unfair,
immoral, not right, wrongful.
~2.~ Unlit, inapposite, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper.
~3.~ Incorrect, inaccurate, erroneous, not true, wide of the mark.
~Wrong~, _n._ ~1.~ Injustice, unfairness, injury, trespass, grievance,
TORT, injury, foul play, violation of right.
~2.~ Error.
~Wrong~, _ad._ Erroneously, amiss, improperly, wrongly, faultily.
~Wrong~, _v. a._ Injure, abuse, maltreat, oppress, treat unjustly, do
a wrong to, do an injury to.
~Wrong-doer~, _n._ Delinquent, offender, sinner, criminal, culprit,
evildoer.
~Wrongful~, _a._ Unjust, unfair, WRONG.
~Wrong-headed~, _a._ Perverse, stubborn, intractable, crotchety,
mulish, headstrong, cross-grained, dogged, wayward, PIG-HEADED.
~Wrongly~, _ad._ Erroneously, WRONG, amiss.
~Wroth~, _a._ Angry, WRATHFUL.
~Wrought~, [_Imperfect and participle of work._] Performed, done,
worked, effected.
~Wrought up~, Transported, maddened, excited, fired, worked up, beside
one's self.
~Wry~, _a._ Distorted, twisted, crooked, askew, awry, on one side,
turned to one side.
~Wry face~, Grimace, distortion of countenance.
X
~Xiphoid~, _a._ (_Anat._) Ensiform, sword-like.
~Xylographer~, _n._ Wood-engraver.
~Xylography~, _n._ Wood-engraving.
Y
~Yak~, _n._ Sarlyk, bulul, grunting ox (_Poëphagus grunniens_).
~Yap~, _v. n._ YAUP.
~Yard~, _n._ Enclosure, COMPOUND.
~Yarn~, _n._ ~1.~ Woollen thread.
~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Story, tale.
~Yarrow~, _n._ Millefoil (_Achillea millefolium_).
~Yaup~, _v. n._ Yelp, yap, cry (_as a child or a bird_).
~Yawn~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Gape, oscitate.
~2.~ Open-wide.
~Yea~, _ad._ Yes, ay, aye.
~Yean~, _v. n._ Lamb, bring forth a lamb.
~Yearly~, _a._ Annual, ANNIVERSARY.
~Yearly~, _ad._ Annually, once a year, every year, per annum.
~Yearn~, _v. n._ Long, be eager, feel a strong desire.
~Yeast~, _n._ Barm, ferment, EMPTYINGS.
~Yeasty~, _a._ Barmy.
~Yell~, _v. n._ Screech, shriek, scream, bawl, squeal, cry out (_as
with pain or horror_).
~Yell~, _n._ Screech, shriek, scream, outcry.
~Yellow~, _a._ Golden, FULVOUS, FULVID, gold-colored.
~Yellow-bunting~, _n._ Yellow-hammer (_Emberiza citrinella_).
~Yellow-eyed~, _a._ Jaundiced, jealous.
~Yellow flag~, fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luco (_Iris pseudacorus_).
~Yellow-hammer~, _n._ YELLOW-BUNTING.
~Yellow orpiment~, King's-yellow, yellow sulphuret of arsenic.
~Yellows~, _n. pl._ Jaundice (_in horses, cattle, and sheep_).
~Yelp~, _v. n._ Yaup, bark, cry (_as a dog_).
~Yeoman~, _n._ Freeholder, commoner, farmer.
~Yeomanry~, _n._ Body of yeomen.
~Yerk~, _v. a._ Jerk, twitch, pull suddenly.
~Yerk~, _n._ Jerk.
~Yes~, _ad._ Yea, ay, aye.
~Yet~, _conj._ Nevertheless, notwithstanding, however.
~Yet~, _ad._ ~1.~ Besides, further, in addition, over and above.
~2.~ Still, at the same time.
~3.~ Hitherto, thus far, up to the present time.
~Yield~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Produce, bear, furnish, supply, afford, impart,
render, bestow, confer, communicate.
~2.~ Permit, grant, allow, giro, accord, concede.
~3.~ Relinquish, surrender, abandon, cede, resign, abdicate, forego,
waive, deliver up, give up, part with, make over, let go.
~Yield~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Submit, surrender, succumb, give in, give up,
knock under, resign one's self.
~2.~ Bend, relax, bow, be pliant.
~3.~ Assent, comply, acquiesce, give consent.
~4.~ Give place, give way.
~Yield~, _n._ Product, crop.
~Yielding~, _a._ ~1.~ Submissive, complying, compliant, accommodating,
unresisting, facile.
~2.~ Pliable, pliant, supple, flexible, flexile, plastic.
~Yoke~, _n._ ~1.~ Bond, chain, link, tie, ligature.
~2.~ Bondage, servitude, service, dependence, subjection, thraldom,
vassalage.
~Yoke~, _v. a._ Join, couple, link, interlink, conjoin, associate.
~Yoke-fellow~, _n._ Companion, associate, partner, mate.
~Yonder~, _ad._ At a distance (_within view_).
~Yonker~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] YOUNGSTER, younker.
~Young~, _n._ Youthful, juvenile, not old, in one's teens.
~Younger~, _a._ Junior.
~Youngster~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Youth, boy, lad, stripling, school-
boy, younker, yonker, young man.
~Younker~, _n._ YOUNGSTER.
~Youth~, _n._ ~1.~ Juvenility, adolescence, juniority, minority,
teens, bloom, nonage, youthfulness, prime of life, flower of life.
~2.~ Boy, stripling, school-boy, YOUNGSTER, lad.
~3.~ Young men, young women, young persons, the rising generation.
~Youthful~, _a._ ~1.~ Young, in one's teens.
~2.~ Childish, juvenile, boyish, puerile.
~Youthfulness~, _n._ Juvenility, YOUTH.
~Yucca~, _n._ Spanish-bayonet, bear-grass, Adam's needle.
~Yule~, _n._ ~1.~ Christmas, yule-tide.
~2.~ Lammas, Lammas-tide.
~Yule-tide~, _n._ Christmas, YULE.
Z
~Zany~, _n._ Buffoon, clown, mountebank, jester, droll, merry-Andrew,
harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, pickle-
herring.
~Zanyism~, _n._ Buffoonery.
~Zeal~, _n._ Ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth,
glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness,
cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit.
~Zealot~, _n._ Enthusiast, fanatic, bigot, visionary, dreamer.
~Zealous~, _a._ Ardent, eager, keen, earnest, fervent, fervid, warm,
glowing, burning, fiery, passionate, enthusiastic, devoted, swift,
prompt, ready, forward.
~Zenith~, _n._ Summit, top, apex, pinnacle, acme, utmost height,
highest point, culminating point.
~Zephyr~, _n._ ~1.~ West wind.
~2.~ [_Poetical._] Gentle, mild, or soft breeze; light wind.
~Zero~, _n._ Naught, nought, nothing, cipher.
~Zest~, _n._ Relish, flavor, savor, taste, gust, gusto, smack, twang,
appetizer.
~Zinc~, _n._ Spelter.
~Zinc-blende~, _n._ Blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock-
lead, black-jack.
~Zincite~, _n._ Red zinc ore, red oxide of zinc.
~Zinc-vitriol~, _n._ White vitriol, sulphate of zinc.
~Zone~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Poetical._] Belt, girdle, cincture, girth,
baldric, band.
~2.~ Region, clime, climate.
~Zoril~, _n._ Mariput (_Viverra zorilla_).
~Zygoma~, _n._ (_Anat._) Cheek-bone.
~Zymotic~, _a._ Infectious (_as if by the action of a ferment_).
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