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`Youre Complete Guide to American English
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`Longman Dictionary of American English
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`© Addison Wesley Longman Limited 1983, 1997
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`First published 1983
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`1. English language—United States-Dictionaries
`2. English language—Textbooksfor foreign speakers
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`2 used in orderto say that something definitely
`will or will not happen in spite of whatthe situa-
`tion is: Whether youlike it or not, you're going
`to have to take thattest.
`whew /hwyu, hwu/ interjection > PHEW
`which /witf/ determiner, pron
`1 used in
`orderto ask or state what things you mean when
`a choice has to be made: Whichof these booksis
`yours? |Ask him which one he wants. 2 used
`in order to show what specific thing or things
`you mean: The letters from fans, which have
`been coming every day, are mostly from teen-
`agers. 3 used in order to add more informa-
`tion about
`something, especially in written
`language after a COMMA: The train only takes
`two hours, which is quicker than the bus. —see
`also usage note at THAT!
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` Use these words when asking a question
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`about a choice you need to make. Use
`what when you make a choice from an
`unknown number of
`things or people:
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`Whatcolor would youlike your room to
`be painted? Use which when you make a
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`choice from a limited number of things or
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`people: Which color would youlike - blue
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`or yellow?
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`which-ev-er
`/wi'tfeva/ determiner, pron
`used in order to say that it does not matter what
`thing you choose, what you do etc.: You can
`have whichever youlike best.\ You get the same
`result whichever way you doit.
`whiff /wif/ n a smell of something that is not
`strong: As she walkedpast, I caught a whiff of
`(=smelled) her perfume.
`while? /wail/ n a while a period oftime, espe-
`cially a short one: Can you wait a while or do
`you have to leave right now? \I’ve been alone
`for a while.\I’ll be back in a little while. —see
`also AWHILE, worth your while (woRTH')
`while? conjunction
`1 during the time that
`something is happening: They arrived while we
`were having dinner.\I like to listen to music
`while I’m taking a bath. 2 in spite of the fact
`that; though: While she is a likable woman she
`can be extremely difficult to work with. 3 used
`in orderto say that although somethingis true of
`one thing,it is not true of another: That region
`has plenty ofwater, while this one haslittle.
`while? y while away the hours/evening/days
`etc. to spend time in a pleasant and lazy way:
`We whiled away the summer evenings talking
`and drinking wine.
`whim /wim/ n a sudden desire to do or have
`something, especially when there is no good
`reason forit: J went to visit her on a whim.
`(=because of a whim)
`whim-per/'wimp2‘/v [I] to make low crying
`sounds, or
`to speak in this way: A dog
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`whimpered in the corner.| “Don't hurt me,” he
`whimpered. —whimpern
`whim:si-cal /'wimzikal/ adj unusual, but fun
`or showing that someone is having fun: a
`whimsical smile
`1 to complain about
`whine /wain/ v [I]
`something in a sad annoying voice: Stop whin-
`ing about everything! 2 to make a long high
`sound because you are in pain or unhappy: The
`dog was whining at the door. 3 if a machine
`whines,
`it makes a continuous high sound
`—whine n —whiner n
`if a horse whinnies,
`whin-ny /'wini/ v [I]
`makes a quiet high sound —whinny n
`whip! /wip/ n a long thin piece of rope or
`leather with a handle, used for making animals
`moveorfor hitting people
`whip?-pped, -pping v 1 [T] to hit someone
`with a whip 2 [T] 1nrormat to defeat someone
`easily: Smith ran for three touchdowns as the
`Hawks whipped the Huskies 42-3. 3 [T]
`INFORMAL to move something with a quick sudden
`movement: He whipped out a gun. 4 [I]
`to
`move suddenly orviolently: The wind whipped
`across the plain.| Bill whipped around to see
`what was happening. 5 whip sb/sth into
`shape inrormaL to make a system, group of
`people etc. start to work in an organized way
`6 [T] also whip up to continue to quickly mix
`something such as cream or the clear part of an
`egg very hard until it becomesstiff
`whip up phr v [T]
`1 whip up support/
`enthusiasm etc.
`to deliberately try to make
`people feel or react strongly 2 [whip sth +
`up] to quickly make something to eat: I could
`whip up a salad or something.
`whip-lash /'wiplef/ n [U] a neck injury
`caused when your head moves forward and back
`again suddenly and violently, especially in a car
`accident
`whip-ping /'wipin/ n a punishment given to
`someone by hitting him/her, especially with a
`whip
`whir /wa’/ v -rred, -rring [I] to make a fairly
`quiet regular sound,like the sound of something
`spinning or moving up and downin the air very
`quickly: Somewhere,an electric motor whirred.
`-whir n
`to spin around very
`v [1,T]
`whirl’
`/wal/
`quickly, or to make somethingdo this: The fall-
`ing leaves whirled aroundherfeet.
`whirl? n
`1 give sth a whirl mrormat to try
`something that you are not sure you are going to
`like or be able to do 2 [singular] a lot ofactiv-
`ity of a particular kind: a whirl of social activity
`3 be in a whirl to feel very excited or con-
`fused about something: Debbie’ s head wasall in
`a whirl. 4 a spinning movement, or the shape
`of a substance that is spinning: a whirl of dust
`whirl-pool /‘walpul/ n a powerful current of
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