Wise
61wise — See: get wise, penny wise and pound foolish, put wise, the wiser …
62wise — adjective 1) a wise old man Syn: sage, sagacious, intelligent, clever, learned, knowledgeable, enlightened; astute, smart, shrewd, sharp witted, canny, knowing; sensible, prudent, discerning, discriminating …
63-wise — UK [waɪz] / US suffix 1) speaking of, or referring to: used with many nouns, verbs, and adjectives It was a poor show, talent wise (= speaking of talent). weather wise (= referring to the weather) 2) in the direction of: used with some nouns and… …
64wise up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms wise up : present tense I/you/we/they wise up he/she/it wises up present participle wising up past tense wised up past participle wised up informal to learn or understand the truth about something, or to… …
65wise — 1. Informed. Esp. get or be wise to Become or be knowledgeable about (usu. person). 2. put one wise to Inform one about. Also wise (one) up …
66wise — English has two distinct words wise, but they come from the same ultimate source: the Indo European base *woid , *weid , *wid . This denoted ‘see’, and hence ‘know’, and it also produced English idea, vision, and wit. From it was formed the past… …
67-wise — a suffixal use of wise2 in adverbs denoting manner, position, direction, reference, etc.: counterclockwise; edgewise; marketwise; timewise. Cf. ways. Usage. The suffix WISE is old in the language in adverbs referring to manner, direction, etc.:… …
68WISE — World Institute Of Scientology Enterprises (Business » Firms) * Web based Integrated Science Environment (Community » Educational) * Women In Search Of Excellence (Miscellaneous » Funnies) * Wise Individualized Senior Experience (Community) *… …
69Wise — in the know (about something implied); alerted; cognisant: They tried to keep it secret, but he was wise ; I m wise to your tricks …
70wise — I Australian Slang in the know (about something implied); alerted; cognisant: They tried to keep it secret, but he was wise ; I m wise to your tricks II Gullah Words advise, advises …
