Words of the Day
Westernize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) influence with, or convert to, the ideas and customs etc. Of the west.Wg. Cdr. Abbr. Wing commander.Wheat n. 1 cereal plant bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes. 2 its grain, used in making flour etc. [old english]Vestibule n. 1 hall or lobby of a building. 2 us enclosed space between railway-carriages. [latin]Wheelie n. Slang stunt of riding a bicycle or motor cycle with the front wheel off the ground.Whereas conj. 1 in contrast or comparison with the fact that. 2 (esp. In legal preambles) taking into consideration the fact that.Which �interrog. Adj. Asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which john do you mean?; say which book you prefer). �rel. Adj. Being the one just referred to; and this or these (ten years, during which time they admitted nothing). �interrog. Pron. 1 which person or persons? (which of you is responsible?). 2 which thing or things? (say which you prefer). �rel. Pron. (poss. Of which, whose) 1 which thing or things, usu. Introducing a clause not essential for identification (the house, which is empty, has been damaged). 2 used in place of that after in or that (there is the house in which i was born; that which you have just seen). [old english]Whinge v. (-geing or -ging) colloq. Whine; grumble peevishly. [old english]Whipstock n. Handle of a whip.Vexation n. 1 vexing or being vexed. 2 annoying or distressing thing.Vertical �adj. 1 at right angles to a horizontal plane. 2 in a direction from top to bottom of a picture etc. 3 of or at the vertex. �n. Vertical line or plane.  vertically adv. [latin: related to *vertex]