writhe

  • 81wrist — ► NOUN ▪ the joint connecting the hand with the forearm. ORIGIN Old English, probably related to WRITHE(Cf. ↑writhe) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 82wroth — ► ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ angry. ORIGIN Old English, related to WRITHE(Cf. ↑writhe) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 83wrist — [OE] The wrist is etymologically the ‘twisting’ joint. The word goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wristiz, which also produced German rist ‘instep, wrist’ and Swedish vrist ‘instep, ankle’. This was derived from the base *writh , whose wr sound… …

    Word origins

  • 84wrest´er — wrest «rehst», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to twist, pull, or tear away with force; wrench away: »After much pulling and tugging he wrested the stick from the jaws of the dog. 2. to take by force: »The nobles wrested the power from the king. 3.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 85wry´ness — wry «ry», adjective, wri|er, wri|est, verb, wried, wry|ing. –adj. 1. turned to one side; …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 86wry´ly — wry «ry», adjective, wri|er, wri|est, verb, wried, wry|ing. –adj. 1. turned to one side; …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 87Agonize — Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 88Agonized — Agonize Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 89Agonizing — Agonize Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 90Bridle wrist — Wrist Wrist, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English