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7 Letter Words for Withers

swither, whister, withers, writhes

6 Letter Words for Withers

hister, rewish, rewths, shrite, sweirt, swithe, theirs, twiers, whiter, whites, wisher, wister, wither, withes, wrihte, writes, writhe

5 Letter Words for Withers

heirs, heist, hires, hirse, hirst, iters, ither, reist, resit, rewth, rhies, rites, rithe, shier, shire, shirt, shrew, sieth, sithe, steri, stire, strew, sweir, swire, swith, tehrs, their, thews, threw, tiers, tires, trews, tries, twier, weirs, wersh, whets, whirs, whist, white, whits, wires, wiser, wisht, wiste, wites, withe, withs, wrest, wries, wrist, write, writh, writs

4 Letter Words for Withers

eris, ersh, erst, erth, eths, ewts, heir, hers, hert, hest, hets, hews, hewt, hies, hire, hist, hits, ires, isth, iter, rehs, reit, rest, rets, rews, rhet, ries, rise, rist, rite, rits, seir, seit, sert, seth, sher, shet, shew, shir, shit, shri, sier, sire, site, sith, ster, stew, stie, stir, stre, tehr, tews, thew, thir, this, tier, ties, tire, tres, trew, trie, tshi, twie, weir, weri, wert, west, wets, whet, whir, whit, whse, wire, wise, wish, wist, wite, with, wits, writ

3 Letter Words for Withers

ehs, eir, ers, ert, esr, est, eth, ewt, hei, her, hes, het, hew, hie, hir, his, hit, hrs, hts, hwt, ihs, ire, irs, ise, ish, ist, its, reh, rei, res, rew, rhe, rie, rit, rte, rti, rtw, sei, ser, set, sew, she, shi, shr, sht, sie, sir, sit, sri, str, ter, tes, tew, the, tie, tis, tri, trs, tsh, tsi, twi, wer, wet, whr, whs, wir, wis, wit

Definitions for Withers

[1] the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.
[2] wring one's withers , to cause one anxiety or trouble: The long involved lawsuit is wringing his withers.
[3] to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
[4] to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often followed by away ).
[5] to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.: The drought withered the buds.
[6] to affect harmfully: Reputations were withered by the scandal.
[7] to abash, as by a scathing glance: a look that withered him.
[8] George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
[9] the highest part of the back of a horse, behind the neck between the shoulders
[10] (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
[11] (intr often foll by away ) to fade or waste all hope withered away
[12] (intr) to decay, decline, or disintegrate
[13] (tr) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
[14] (tr) to abash, esp with a scornful look
[15] (tr) to harm or damage

Words related to Withers

dry, perish, wane, wilt, disintegrate, decay, deflate, fade, atrophy, languish, shrivel, shrink, deteriorate, waste, collapse, die, contract, fold, desiccate, constrict

Words nearby Withers

withe, withe rod, wither, wither on the vine, witherite, withers, withershins, witherspoon, withhold, withholding tax, within

Origin of Withers

1250–1300; Middle English, perhaps variant of weather (v.)

Words that may be confused with Withers

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, witherweather, whether, whither, wither, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), whither, wither

Other words from Withers

with·ered·ness , noun
with·er·er , noun
with·er·ing·ly , adverb
non·with·er·ing , adjective
o·ver·with·ered , adjective
un·with·ered , adjective
un·with·er·ing , adjective

Word origin for Withers

C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay

Synonyms for Withers

atrophy, decay, deflate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dry, fade, languish, perish, shrink, shrivel, wane, wilt, blast, blight, collapse, constrict, contract, desiccate, die, fold, waste, become stale, dry up, waste away, wizen