| whim-whams |
(informal) nervous doubts or feelings; jitters (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| whin |
any of several hard igneous rocks; whinstone. |
| whinchat |
a small brownish European thrush, found in open meadows. |
| whine |
to utter a prolonged high plaintive cry, as in pain, complaint, or fear. [6 definitions] |
| whinny |
to utter the sound of a horse, esp. softly; neigh. [3 definitions] |
| whiny |
given to whining or complaining. [2 definitions] |
| whip |
to strike or beat with quick, repeated strokes with a long slender strap, rod, or the like; lash. [13 definitions] |
| whipcord |
a worsted fabric with deep diagonal ribbing. [2 definitions] |
| whip hand |
the hand in which the driver of a coach or the like holds the whip. [2 definitions] |
| whiplash |
the long, thin, flexible part of a whip; lash. [2 definitions] |
| whipped cream |
a rich sweet cream, made stiff by beating and used as a topping or filling for desserts. |
| whippersnapper |
an insignificant but annoyingly presumptuous person, esp. an impudent youth. |
| whippet |
a small, swift, short-haired dog that resembles a greyhound and is used in hunting and racing. |
| whipping |
a flogging or beating, esp. as punishment. [3 definitions] |
| whipping boy |
a person made to take the blame for another's misdeeds; scapegoat. [2 definitions] |
| whipping cream |
a sweet cream that contains a high percentage of butterfat and can be made stiff by whipping. |
| whipping post |
formerly, a post to which an offender was tied to be whipped. |
| whippletree |
a whiffletree. |
| whippoorwill |
a nocturnal, insect-eating bird of eastern North America that has gray, black, white, and tawny plumage and is named for the sound of its call. |
| whipsaw |
a narrow crosscut saw that is used by two people, one on either end. [3 definitions] |
| whipstaff |
in nautical terminology, a bar that is attached to the tiller of a ship to aid in steering. |