Dictionary entry

Woodpile

Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdpʌɪl/

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊdpʌɪl/

Myanmar Meaning

ထင်းပုံ။

Definition

Whit /wÇt/ n [U] = whitsun: the Whit weekend. ❏ Whit Sunday n အီစတာပြဲေတာ္ေနာက္ သတၱမ တနဂၤေႏြ။ whit /wÇt/ n [sing] (ျငင္းပယ္ဝါက်၌ သံုးေလ့ရိွသည္။ ) စိုးစဥ္း။ တစိုးတစိ။ အနည္းငယ္။ It won't make a/one whit of difference to the final outcome.

Examples

  1. ‘This is one of the busiest times of the year
  2. what with Whit weekend and the good weather.’
  3. ‘Historically the carnival replaced the Whit walks and was held in Deepdale because that's where the majority of the West Indian population lived.’
  4. ‘Today is Whit Monday and a bank holiday and
  5. as I said I would
  6. I am taking my little cousin to see Finding Nemo.’
  7. ‘On Whit Monday
  8. June 7
  9. 1965 the excursion from Preston to York stopped off at Skipton
  10. Ilkley and Otley - the last time a train visited the town.’
  11. ‘A lot of the houses had their power restored by 7.30 Sunday evening
  12. with the remainder reconnected by 11 am on Whit Monday.’
  13. ‘The fact that Griffin's pranks occur during Whit Monday adds a humorous irony to a day of celebration and gaiety.’
  14. ‘The annual giant auction will be held on Whit Monday
  15. at Ardscoil Rath Iomghain.’
  16. ‘He has been a dedicated member
  17. who hardly missed a rehearsal and took part in trips abroad and Saddleworth's famous Whit Friday band contest.’
  18. ‘From Whit Monday onwards Ash Street had been flooded five times
  19. said the Herald.’
  20. ‘The winners will progress to the National Finals in Donegal next Whit weekend.’
  21. ‘It gave the lucky owner a fully inclusive 24-hour steam train trip to the capital and back on Whit Saturday
  22. 15 June 1935.’
  23. ‘The dispute concerns the retention of Whit Monday as a public holiday
  24. and the strike has been set for May 16.’
  25. ‘These photos will be taken over the Whit Bank Holiday Weekend
  26. which is from Friday
  27. June 3 to Monday
  28. June 6.’
  29. ‘The Christian holidays of Good Friday
  30. Easter Monday
  31. and Whit Monday are celebrated
  32. and occur on different dates each year.’
  33. ‘It also mentions that at Bowness Gala on Whit Thursday
  34. May 17
  35. 1883
  36. there were 35 prizes.’
  37. ‘Saddleworth gained revenge for Whit Friday's derby defeat at Greenfield with an eight-wicket Saturday victory.’
  38. ‘Rochdale's best of brass marched into Saddleworth and came home with several prizes in the annual Whit Friday band contests.’
  39. ‘A recent survey
  40. published by the daily Le Parisien
  41. showed that two-thirds of French people were against giving up their Whit Monday day off.’
  42. ‘The citizens of York delighted in the brilliant weather
  43. which was enjoyed for the Whit Monday holiday.’
  44. ‘The service will mark Whit Sunday
  45. and the beginning of Christian Aid week.’