(obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.

(obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

(now chiefly UK dialectal, Scotland) Prefix meaning: "against", "in opposition to"; "in return"; "counter-"; "contrary (to)"; "in the opposite direction (of or to)"; "backwards".

plural of withering

plural of witherer

One who or that which withers.

Capable of being withered; perishable.

A surname.

A surname.

(veterinary medicine, pathology, equestrianism) Inflammation of the serous bursa of withers in horses which bursts outside, creating a fistula.