whin
1Whin — Whin, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}. [1913 Webster] Through the whins, and by the cairn. Burns. [1913 Webster] (b) Woad waxed. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov. Eng.]… …
2whin|ey — «HWY nee», adjective, whin|i|er, whin|i|est. = whiny. (Cf. ↑whiny) …
3whin|ny — 1 «HWIHN ee», noun, plural nies, verb, nied, ny|ing. –n. the prolonged, rather soft or gentle, quavering sound that a horse makes. –v.i. to utter a whinny or any sound like it. –v.t. to express by such a sound. ╂[probably related to whine (Cf.… …
4whin|y — «HWY nee», adjective, whin|i|er, whin|i|est. whining; disposed to whine; fretful: »The baby was in a whiny mood …
5whin — ► NOUN chiefly N. English ▪ gorse. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …
6whin — whin1 [hwin, win] n. [ME < obs. Dan hvine, swamp grass < IE base * k̑wei , slime, dirt > WHEY] FURZE whin2 [hwin, win] n. [ME (Northern) quin < ?] WHINSTONE …
7whin — land·whin; whin·berry; whin·dle; whin·er; whin·i·ness; whin·ing·ly; whin·ner; whin·nock; whin·yard; whin; whin·ny; …
8WHIN — Infobox Radio station name = WHIN city = Gallatin, Tennessee area = slogan = branding = frequency = 1010 kHz repeater = airdate = August 1948 share = share as of = share source = format = Country power = 5,000 watts day 47 watts night erp = haat …
9whin´er — whine «hwyn», verb, whined, whin|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a low, complaining cry or sound: »The dog whined to go out with us. 2. Figurative. to complain in a peevish, childish way: »Some people are always whining about trifles. –v.t. to say… …
10whin — Furze Furze, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[ae]us}), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf furze is {Ulex nanus}.… …
