Chapter Woody to Wry face of W by Soule's Synonymes

3. Bad, poor, vile, sorry, shabby, pitiful, worthless, paltry, contemptible, mean.

Wretchedness, n. Unhappiness, distress, misery, affliction. See Woe.

Wriggle, v. n. Squirm, writhe.

Wriggle out of. Get out of (by adroit management), work out of, work one’s way out of.

Wring, v. a.

1. Twist (violently), wrench.

2. Force, extort, wrest.

3. Harass, distress, torture, anguish, torment, pain.

Wrinkle, n.

1. Furrow, crease, fold, plait, gather, pucker, rumple, corrugation, rimple.

2. (Colloq.) Notion, whim, fancy, whimsey, caprice, crotchet, vagary, freak, quirk, maggot.

Wrinkle, v. a. Corrugate, crease, rumple, cockle, pucker, crumple.

Wrinkled, a. Rugose, rugous.

Wrist, n. (Anat.) Carpus.

Writ, n.

1. Writing, scripture.

2. (Law.) Decree, order, written order.

Write, v. a.

1. Inscribe, pen, scrawl, scribble, scratch.

2. Compose, indite, produce, frame, draw up.

3. Set down, set down in writing, set down in black and white, jot down, commit to paper or writing, put on paper.

Write, v. n.

1. Compose, invent (in a literary way), make books, practise authorship.