v. t. To manipulate (a machine or device) without proper knowledge of its operation; to experiment aimlessly with a device;
adv.
Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. With this. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. Within. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This purse hath she inwith her bosom hid. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. or conj. [ Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed. ] Nevertheless; however; although;
I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it. 1 Kings xi. 11, 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding
She is the greatest beauty in the parish. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]
Notwithstanding that,
These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of. [ 1913 Webster ]
We gentil women bee
Loth to displease any wight,
Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer's Dream. [ 1913 Webster ]
Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Notwithstanding was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin non obstante. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus Soldanella) growing on the seacoast of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ AS. swī&unr_;e strongly, violently. ] Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That thou doest, do thou swithe. Wyclif (John xiii. 27). [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
To speak of strength and therewith hardiness. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
And therewithal it was full poor and bad. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal
Remit thy other forfeits. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And therewithal one came and seized on her,
And Enid started waking. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
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The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]
There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ 1913 Webster ]
The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John xvii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wherewith shall I save Israel? Judg. vi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The necessary means or instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]
So shall I have wherewith to answer him. Ps. cxix. 42. [ 1913 Webster ]
The wherewith to meet excessive loss by radiation. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. & n. Wherewith. “Wherewithal shall we be clothed?” Matt. vi. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Ps. cxix. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ The builders of Babel ], still with vain design,
New Babels, had they wherewithal, would build. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Withe. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. [ OE. with, AS. wi&unr_; with, against; akin to AS. wi&unr_;er against, OFries. with, OS. wi&unr_;, wi&unr_;ar, D. weder, weêr (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi&unr_; against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan. ved, Goth. wipra against, Skr. vi asunder. Cf. Withdraw, Withers, Withstand. ] With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like. It is used especially: -- [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine. 1 Sam. xvii. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In this sense, common in Old English, it is now obsolete except in a few compounds; as, withhold; withstand; and after the verbs fight, contend, struggle, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pity your own, or pity our estate,
Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
See where on earth the flowery glories lie;
With her they flourished, and with her they die. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no living with thee nor without thee. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan philosophers. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee. Gen. xxvi. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]
That with these fowls I be all to-rent. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou wilt be like a lover presently,
And tire the hearer with a book of words. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ He ] entertained a coffeehouse with the following narrative. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
With receiving your friends within and amusing them without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Can blazing carbuncles with her compare. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
With that she told me . . . that she would hide no truth from me. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
With her they flourished, and with her they die. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
With this he pointed to his face. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ With and by are closely allied in many of their uses, and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to distinguish their uses. See the Note under By. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ With + all. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He will scarce be pleased withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fy on possession
But if a man be virtuous withal. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
If you choose that, then I am yours withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
How modest in exception, and withal
How terrible in constant resolution. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This diamond he greets your wife withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal. Lev. v. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From its discoverer, H.
v. t.
Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away;
n. The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Withdraw, and cf. Drawing-room. ] A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room. [ 1913 Webster ]
A door in the middle leading to a parlor and withdrawing-room. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of withdrawing; withdrawal. W. Belsham. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. withe. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Withy, n. ]
v. i.
Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? Ezek. xvii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
There was a man which had his hand withered. Matt. xii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth. James i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shot forth pernicious fire
Among the accursed, that withered all their strength. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The passions and the cares that wither life. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Withers + band. ] (Far.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away. --
a. Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. --
n. [ So called after Dr. W. Withering. ] (Min.) Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Wither + -ling. ] A withered person; one who is decrepit. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. wiðernām; wiðer against + nām a seizure, fr. niman to take. ] (Law) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Bot.) A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wiðre, fr. wiðer against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep. ] The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand
From knitting league with him. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Forbid who will, none shall from me withhold
Longer thy offered good. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
To withhold it the more easily in heart. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who withholds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of withholding. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. [ OE. withinne, withinnen, AS. wiðinnan; wið with, against, toward + innan in, inwardly, within, from in in. See With, prep., In, prep. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
O, unhappy youth!
Come not within these doors; within this roof
The enemy of all your graces lives. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Till this be cured by religion, it is as impossible for a man to be happy -- that is, pleased and contented within himself -- as it is for a sick man to be at ease. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings,
Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Both he and she are still within my power. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Within himself
The danger lies, yet lies within his power. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Were every action concluded within itself, and drew no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of good. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
Ills from within thy reason must prevent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Within; inside; inwardly. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ It is much greater ] labor for to withinforth call into mind, without sight of the eye withoutforth upon images, what he before knew and thought upon. Bp. Peacock. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In the inner parts; inside. [ Obs. ] Graves. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. [ OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wið&unr_;tan; wið with, against, toward + &unr_;tan outside, fr. &unr_;t out. See With, prep., Out. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Without the gate
Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
I wolde it do withouten negligence. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wise men will do it without a law. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no living with thee nor without thee. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
To do without.
Without day [ a translation of L. sine die ],
Without recourse.
conj. Unless; except; -- introducing a clause. [ 1913 Webster ]
You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Now rarely used by good writers or speakers. [ 1913 Webster ]