wilt

  • 11wilt — index languish, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12WILT — Chamberlain (Community » Famous) * Wiltshire (Regional) …

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  • 13wilt — *droop, flag, sag Analogous words: slump, sink, drop, *fall: languish (see corresponding adjective at LANGUID) …

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  • 14wilt — [v] sag, fail become limp, break down, cave in, collapse, diminish, droop, drop, dry up, dwindle, ebb, fade, faint, flag, give out, languish, melt, mummify, shrivel, sink, succumb, wane, waste, waste away, weaken, wither, wizen; concepts… …

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  • 15wilt — [1] ► VERB 1) (of a plant) become limp through loss of water, heat, or disease; droop. 2) (of a person) lose one s energy or vigour. ► NOUN ▪ any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.… …

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  • 16wilt — wilt1 /wilt/, v.i. 1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. 2. to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day s hard work. v.t. 3. to cause to wilt. n. 4. the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a… …

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  • 17wilt — wilt1 [ wılt ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a plant wilts, it gradually bends toward the ground because it needs water or is dying: If the plant continues to wilt, cut it right back and water it well. 2. ) intransitive if a person wilts, they have… …

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  • 18WILT — Infobox Radio station name = Will (WILT) city = Wilmington, North Carolina area = Wilmington, North Carolina branding = 104.5 Will FM slogan = We Play Everything airdate = frequency = 104.5 MHz format = Adult Hits power = erp = 3,100 watts haat …

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  • 19wilt — I. /wɪlt / (say wilt) verb (i) 1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. 2. to lose strength, vigour, assurance, etc. –verb (t) 3. to cause to wilt. –noun 4. the act of wilting. 5. a spell of depression, lassitude, or dizziness …

  • 20wilt — I. archaic present second singular of will II. verb Etymology: alteration of earlier welk, from Middle English welken, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German erwelkēn to wilt Date: circa 1691 intransitive verb 1. a. to lose turgor… …

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