five wits

  • 1The five wits — Wit Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his …

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  • 2the five wits — (archaic) The five senses • • • Main Entry: ↑wit …

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  • 3Wits University FC — Football club infobox clubname = Bidvest Wits fullname = Bidvest Wits University Football Club nickname = The Clever Boys, The Students founded = 1921 ground = Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg capacity = 5,000 chairman = Cyril Ramaphosa manager =… …

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  • 4The Cross-Wits — Logo for the 1986–1987 version of Crosswits. Format Game show Created by Jerry Payne Present …

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  • 5A Battle of Wits (2006 film) — This article is about the 2006 film. For the unrelated 1912 film, see A Battle of Wits (1912 film). A Battle of Wits Teaser poster Traditional 墨攻 …

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  • 6The Famous Five (series) — This article is about the novels. For the first TV adaptation, see The Famous Five (1970s TV series). The Famous Five   …

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  • 7The Five Obstructions — Directed by Lars von Trier Jørgen Leth Produced by Peter Aalbæk Vibeke Windel …

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  • 8know how many beans make five — (informal) To be fully alert, know what s what • • • Main Entry: ↑bean know how many beans make five To be sensible and aware, to have one s wits about one • • • Main Entry: ↑know …

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  • 9Wit — Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his… …

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  • 10wit — I. /wɪt / (say wit) noun 1. keen perception and cleverly apt expression of connections between ideas which may arouse pleasure and especially amusement. 2. speech or writing showing such perception and expression. 3. a person endowed with or… …