Definition of what

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What (pron., a., & adv.) Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw..

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Soliloquy :: Soliloquy (n.) A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself..
Unroll :: Unroll (v. t.) To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner..
Analogy :: Analogy (n.) A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden..
Terrane :: Terrane (n.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively..
Blare :: Blare (n.) The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing..
Parroter :: Parroter (n.) One who simply repeats what he has heard.
Quince :: Quince (n.) The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves..
Oath :: Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed..
Dilettanteish :: Dilettanteish (a.) Somewhat like a dilettante.
Trancscendental :: Trancscendental (a.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is transcendental, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is does not transcend all human knowledge, or become transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by experienc
Report :: Report (v. t.) To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it..
Disgust :: Disgust (v. t.) Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust..
Brinish :: Brinish (a.) Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish.
Attendant :: Attendant (n.) One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor..
Fairylike :: Fairylike (a.) Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music..
Catmint :: Catmint (n.) A well-know plant of the genus Nepeta (N. Cataria), somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it..
Bluntish :: Bluntish (a.) Somewhat blunt.
Strung :: Strumstrum (n.) A rude musical instrument somewhat like a cittern.
Reentry :: Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease..
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