Index of English words, starting with "wi"

(1) - Wiry (a.) Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.
(2) - Wiry (a.) Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

(1) - Wis (v. t.) To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis.
(2) - Wis (adv.) Certainly; really; indeed.

(1) - Wisdom (a.) The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
(2) - Wisdom (a.) The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.

(1) - Wise (v.) Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
(2) - Wise (v.) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.
(3) - Wise (v.) Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
(4) - Wise (v.) Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
(5) - Wise (v.) Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
(6) - Wise (v.) Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

(1) - Wiseacre (v.) One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
(2) - Wiseacre (v.) A learned or wise man.