wits

¹

/ wɪts /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) the ability to reason and act, esp quickly (esp in the phrase have one's wits about one )

2. (sometimes singular) right mind, sanity (esp in the phrase out of one's wits )

3. at a loss to know how to proceed

4. obsolete,  the five senses or mental faculties

5. to gain a livelihood by craftiness and cunning rather than by hard work

Wits

²

/ wɪts /

noun

1. informal,  University of the Witwatersrand

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