Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 30 compound words that contain wits. The most common are listed below. Open wits in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- wits' endThe limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; the point of desperation.
- half-witsplural of half-wit: A stupid or inept person.
- scare someone out of their witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.
- collect one's witsSynonym of collect one's thoughts: To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech …
- pit one's witsTo engage in a test of mental skill.
- after-witsplural of after-wit: Wisdom which comes after the event.
- blood-witsplural of blood-wit: A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
- fore-witsplural of fore-wit: Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
- lack-witsplural of lack-wit: A witless person; a fool.
- mother witsplural of mother wit: Inborn intelligence; innate good sense.
- wits' endsplural of wits' end: The limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; the point of desperation.
- have one's wits about oneTo remain calm, composed, focused, or aware.
- scared someone out of their witssimple past and past participle of scare someone out of their wits
- scares someone out of their witsthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare someone out of their wits: To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.
- scaring someone out of their witspresent participle and gerund of scare someone out of their wits
- gather one's witsSynonym of collect one's thoughts: To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech …
- lose one's witsTo become irrational; lose one's mind or sense of reason.
- loses one's witsthird-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's wits: To become irrational; lose one's mind or sense of reason.
- losing one's witspresent participle and gerund of lose one's wits
- lost one's witssimple past and past participle of lose one's wits
- out of one's witsSynonym of out of one's mind (“insane, crazy”).
- pits one's witsthird-person singular simple present indicative of pit one's wits: To engage in a test of mental skill.
- pitted one's witssimple past and past participle of pit one's wits
- pitting one's witspresent participle and gerund of pit one's wits
- had one's wits about onesimple past and past participle of have one's wits about one
Compound words 30
- nitwitsplural of nitwit: A scatterbrained or stupid person.
- outwitsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outwit: To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
- dimwitsplural of dimwit: A person who is deficient in intelligence.
- blewitsA type of edible mushroom.
- afterwitsplural of afterwit: Wisdom which comes after the event.
- bakwitsplural of bakwit: An evacuee.
- barwitsplural of barwit: The bar-tailed godwit.
- blackwitsplural of blackwit: the black-tailed godwit.
- bloodwitsplural of bloodwit: A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
- chewitsplural of chewit: the lapwing.