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wise

18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) wise (noun)
  2. 2) wise (adjective)
  3. 3) wise (verb)
  4. 4) wise (verb)
  5. Wise (biographical name)
  6. Wise (biographical name)
  7. -wise (adverb combining form)
  8. wise guy (noun)
  9. wise man (noun)
  10. air-wise (adjective)
  11. bit-wise (adjective)
  12. penny-wise (adjective)
  13. self-wise (adjective)
  14. way-wise (adjective)
  15. weather-wise (adjective)
  16. worldly-wise (adjective)
  17. world-wise (adjective)
  18. crack (verb)

1wise

noun \ˈwīz\

Definition of WISE

: manner, way <in any wise>
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Origin of WISE

Middle English, from Old English wīse; akin to Old High German wīsa manner, Greek eidos form, idein to see — more at wit
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WISE

guise, prize, rise, size

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