Английские слова, начинающиеся на wh - страница 21

noun

A bilberry.

Примеры использования:

Clustered among the turning leaves were bilberries, cranberries, bog whortleberries, cloudberries a…

adjective

Having the character or appearance of a whore; characteristic of or befitting a whore; sinful, corrupt.

phrase

Used as a mild reproof, especially to a child, for impolite use of the pronoun she rather than a person's name.

possessive determiner & pronoun

Belonging to or associated with which person.

Примеры использования:

Whose round is it?

pronoun

Used to ask which person owns or is responsible for something, or to say who is responsible for something

Примеры использования:

Whose bag is this?, i don’t care whose fault it is., that’s the house whose kitchen is painted purp…

relative pronoun & determiner

Whoever's.

Примеры использования:

The story will have been told you by your fathers, whosesoever sons you are

relative pronoun & determiner

Belonging to or associated with whichever person; whoever's.

Примеры использования:

The choice, whosever it was, is interesting

pronoun

Archaic term for whoever.

Примеры использования:

Whoso took such things into account was a fool

pronoun

Formal term for whoever.

Примеры использования:

A belief that whosoever steals will be blinded

noun

A dull or muffled thudding sound.

Примеры использования:

The whump of a distant explosion

verb

Make a whump.

Примеры использования:

He pitched a snowball that whumped into the car

verb

Make a whump.

Примеры использования:

He pitched a snowball that whumped into the car

noun

A dull or muffled thudding sound.

Примеры использования:

The whump of a distant explosion

verb

Make a whump.

Примеры использования:

He pitched a snowball that whumped into the car

noun

A dull or muffled thudding sound.

Примеры использования:

The whump of a distant explosion

noun

A dull or muffled thudding sound.

Примеры использования:

The whump of a distant explosion

verb

Make a whump.

Примеры использования:

He pitched a snowball that whumped into the car

verb

Beat or assault (someone).

Примеры использования:

I betcha i could whup your ass

exclamation

Expressing surprise or indignation.

Примеры использования:

Why, that's absurd!

noun

A reason or explanation.

Примеры использования:

The whys and wherefores of these procedures need to be explained to students

interrogative adverb

For what reason or purpose.

Примеры использования:

Why did he do it?

relative adverb

(with reference to a reason) on account of which; for which.

Примеры использования:

The reason why flu jabs need repeating every year is that the virus changes

noun

An african weaver bird, the male of which has a black back and a very long black tail used in display flight.

Примеры использования:

In particular, female indigobirds might prefer males with long tails like those of male paradise wh…

noun

An african weaver bird, the male of which has a black back and a very long black tail used in display flight.

Примеры использования:

In particular, female indigobirds might prefer males with long tails like those of male paradise wh…

noun

A reason or explanation.

Примеры использования:

The whys and wherefores of these procedures need to be explained to students

interrogative adverb

For what reason or purpose.

Примеры использования:

Why did he do it?

relative adverb

(with reference to a reason) on account of which; for which.

Примеры использования:

the reason why flu jabs need repeating every year is that the virus changes

exclamation

Expressing surprise or indignation.

Примеры использования:

Why, that's absurd!