Visual meaning of 'wo' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of wo: A falconer's call to a hawk. - Image 1

interjection

A falconer's call to a hawk.

Examples:

"The falconer, seeing his hawk veer off course, called out, "Wo! Wo! Come back!" "

animal communication bird sport nature sound

Visual illustration of wo: A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa. - Image 1

interjection

A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.

Examples:

"As the horse started to gallop too fast, the rider shouted, "Wo! Slow down!" "

animal communication exclamation

Visual illustration of wo: Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness. - Image 1

noun

Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.

Examples:

"The family was overcome with wo after learning about the unexpected death of their beloved pet. "

suffering emotion disaster

Visual illustration of wo: Calamity, trouble. - Image 1

noun

Calamity, trouble.

Examples:

"The unexpected flood brought great wo to the small farming village, destroying crops and homes. "

disaster suffering curse negative situation event condition

Visual illustration of wo: A curse; a malediction. - Image 1

noun

A curse; a malediction.

Examples:

"The old woman, in a fit of rage, uttered a wo against the thief who stole her purse. "

curse religion supernatural negative

Visual illustration of wo: A wall. - Image 1

noun

A wall.

Examples:

"The wo around the garden kept the dog inside. "

architecture building material

Visual illustration of wo: (possibly obsolete) To wall (to build a wall, or build a wall around). - Image 1

verb

(possibly obsolete) To wall (to build a wall, or build a wall around).

Examples:

"The villagers decided to wo the town with a sturdy stone barrier to protect themselves from raiders. "

architecture building

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Visual illustration for the word "malediction" - A curse.

maledictionnoun

/ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən/

"The old woman muttered a malediction under her breath as the teenagers walked past her garden, clearly expressing her disapproval with a curse. "

Visual illustration for the word "villagers" - A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

/ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/ /ˈvɪlɪdʒɚz/

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

"The villagers helped rebuild the school after the storm. "

Visual illustration for the word "learning" - To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈlɝnɪŋ/

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

"My sister is learning to play the guitar. "

Visual illustration for the word "misfortune" - Bad luck

/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ /mɪsˈfɔɹtʃən/

"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant"

Visual illustration for the word "themselves" - The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

themselvespronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Visual illustration for the word "overcome" - The burden or recurring theme in a song.

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ /ˌoʊvəɹˈkʌm/

The burden or recurring theme in a song.

"The song's constant worry about failing the exam was its main overcome. "

Visual illustration for the word "unexpected" - Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

unexpectedadjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

Visual illustration for the word "calamity" - An event resulting in great loss.

/kəˈlæmɪti/

An event resulting in great loss.

"The earthquake was a terrible calamity, causing widespread destruction and many deaths. "

Visual illustration for the word "destroying" - To damage beyond use or repair.

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

To damage beyond use or repair.

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

Visual illustration for the word "falconer" - A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.

/ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈfælkənɚ/

A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.

"The falconer meticulously trained his peregrine falcon to hunt pigeons. "

Visual illustration for the word "distress" - (Cause of) discomfort.

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

(Cause of) discomfort.

"The noisy construction next door was a constant distress for the students trying to study. "

Visual illustration for the word "possibly" - (modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker.

/ˈpɒsɪbli/ /ˈpɑsəbli/

(modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker.

"My sister might be late for work; she possibly got caught in traffic. "