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welt
To roll; revolve
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- EL
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
Meaning
Definitions
verb
To roll; revolve
noun
A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
A feature resembling a welt.
verb
To cause to have welts, to beat.
To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
verb
To decay.
To become stringy.