wherewithal
wherewithal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 38 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way Ps. cxix.
- 2.[The builders of Babel], still with vain design, New Babels, had they wherewithal, would build. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agency
- aid
- all
- anchor
- and
- any
- assistance
- bow
- capital
- find
- have
- herewith
- how
- instrumental
- instrumentality
- locker
- machinery
- manner
- mechanical
- medium
- money
- play
- possess
- provision
- revenue
- safety
- sheet
- shot
- some
- stock
- the
- therewith
- through
- trade
- two
- what
- wherewith
- with
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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