Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

what|evs / ^h wɒte vz/ ADV Whatevs is a rude way of saying 'whatever', and shows that the speaker does not respect what someone has just said to them. [INFORMAL ] □  'If you don't hurry, we'll go without you.'—'Yeah, whatevs.'

what|not / ^h wɒ tnɒt/ PHRASE People sometimes say ' and whatnot ' or ' or whatnot ' after mentioning one or more things, to refer in a vague way to other things which are similar. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN , VAGUENESS ] □  The women were there in their jeans and T-shirts and overalls and whatnot. □  The council can send messages or letters or whatnot in Spanish.

what's / ^h wɒ ts/ What's is the usual spoken form of 'what is' or 'what has', especially when 'has' is an auxiliary verb.

whats|her|name / ^h wɒ tsə ^r ne I m/ also whatsername PRON You say whatshername instead of a woman's name when you cannot remember it or are trying to remember it. [SPOKEN ] □  That's the thing that whatshername gave me.

whats|his|name / ^h wɒ ts I zne I m/ also whatsisname PRON You say whatshisname instead of a man's name when you cannot remember it or are trying to remember it. [SPOKEN ] □  …the new junior minister, whatshisname, Donald Sinclair.

whats|it / ^h wɒ ts I t/ (whatsits ) N‑VAR You use whatsit instead of a noun or name which you cannot remember or which you do not want to say because it is rude. [SPOKEN ] □  We wanted to be here early in case the whatsit, maintenance supervisor had forgotten.

what|so|ev|er / ^h wɒ tsoʊe və ^r / ADV [n ADV ] You use whatsoever after a noun group in order to emphasize a negative statement. [EMPHASIS ] □  My school did nothing whatsoever in the way of athletics. □  I don't think they'll have any idea how I'm feeling. None whatsoever.

wheat / ^h wiː t/ (wheats )

1 N‑VAR Wheat is a cereal crop grown for food. Wheat is also used to refer to the grain of this crop, which is usually ground into flour and used to make bread. □  …farmers growing wheat, corn, or other crops. □  …wheat flour.

2to separate the wheat from the chaff → see chaff

wheat|germ / ^h wiː tdʒɜː ^r m/ also wheat germ N‑UNCOUNT Wheatgerm is the middle part of a grain of wheat which is rich in vitamins and is often added to other food.

whee|dle / ^h wiː d ^ə l/ (wheedles , wheedling , wheedled ) VERB If you say that someone wheedles , you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example by saying nice things that they do not mean. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V ] Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit. □  He managed to wheedle his way into the offices. □ [V n + out of/from ] …an opportunity to wheedle more money out of Wilson. [Also V n]

wheel ◆◇◇ / ^h wiː l/ (wheels , wheeling , wheeled )

1 N‑COUNT The wheels of a vehicle are the circular objects which are fixed underneath it and which enable it to move along the ground. □  The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil on the road. ● PHRASE Something on wheels has wheels attached to the bottom, so that it can be moved easily. □  …a trolley on wheels. □  The stove is on wheels so it can be shuffled around easily.

2 N‑COUNT A wheel is a circular object which forms a part of a machine, usually a moving part. □  …an eighteenth century mill with a water wheel.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The wheel of a car or other vehicle is the circular object that is used to steer it. The wheel is used in expressions to talk about who is driving a vehicle. For example, if someone is at the wheel of a car, they are driving it. □  My co-pilot suddenly grabbed the wheel. □  Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage. □  Roberto handed Flynn the keys and let him take the wheel.