Definition of What

1. pron., a., & adv. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?

2. n. Something; thing; stuff.

3. interrog. adv. Why? For what purpose? On what account?

4. pron., a., & adv. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?

5. n. Something; thing; stuff.

6. interrog. adv. Why? For what purpose? On what account?

Definition of What

1. Pronoun. (context: interrogative) which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc. ¹

2. Pronoun. (UK colloquial) An interrogative which asks "Don't you agree?" ¹

3. Pronoun. (context: relative nonstandard) that; which ¹

4. Pronoun. (context: relative) that which; those that; the thing that ¹

5. Adverb. In some manner or degree; in part; partly; usually followed by ''with''. ¹

6. Adverb. Such; this is; that is. ¹

7. Adverb. (obsolete) Why? ¹

8. Adverb. (rare) Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both...and. ¹

9. Interjection. an expression of surprise or disbelief. ¹

10. Interjection. (British colloquial dated) is that not true? ¹

11. Determiner. which; which kind of. ¹

12. Determiner. how much; how great (used in an exclamation) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of What

1. the true nature of something [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of What

wharfman
wharfmaster
wharfmasters
wharfmen
wharfs
wharfside
wharfsides
wharl
wharls
wharp
wharve
wharves
what (current term)
what'd
what'll
what're
what's
what's-his-name
what's cooking
what's doing
what's done is done
what's eating somebody
what's eating you
what's going on
what's good
what's good for the goose is good for the gander
what's happening

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