weld
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Weld¹
proper noun
- A surname from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England. Johnson’s latest misstep played out during an extraordinary and awkward 50 seconds of live television on MSNBC, where Johnson and running mate William Weld were appearing in a town hall. Host Chris Matthews ticked through a list of regions, hoping to jog the Libertarian Party candidate’s memories, b
- A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States, named after Benjamin Weld.
weld²
- /wɛld/
Sounds like welled · Rhymes with -ɛld
Where it comes from
From Middle English welde, wolde, from Old English *weald, weard, variant form of wād, Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz. Alternatively reborrowed from or contaminated by Anglo-Norman wold, wolde (compare Old French guaide). Doublet of woad. Dutch wouw is derived from the same basic form with -l-.
noun woald · wold
-
A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
Similar: dyer's rocket, dyer's weed, wild woad
- The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
weld³
- /wɛld/
Sounds like welled · Rhymes with -ɛld
Where it comes from
Alteration of well (“boil, rise”), probably influenced by the past participle, welled.
Compare cognate Danish vælde, Swedish välla (“boil, rise → to forge weld”).
verb welds · welding · welded
- To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination. […] and at Dinsdale work will commence in 1957 on a depot to deal with rail welding and track pre-assembly. The plant envisaged will weld new flat-bottom rails into 180-ft. lengths for laying in selected lines.
- To make something by welding. I've welded a metal sculpture.
- To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately. The arrows pierced through the welded ranks of the opposing army.
noun welds
- The joint made by welding. Excessive spot weld time may cause the electrode tips to mushroom, resulting in no focus of current and a weak weld.
weld⁴
- /wɛld/
Sounds like welled · Rhymes with -ɛld
Where it comes from
From Old English weald (sense 2).
verb welds · welding · welded
- To wield. [Arthur says to a wicked giant] "he that alle the world weldeth gyue the ſorte lyf & ſameful dethe" ("He who wields all the world gives thee short life and shameful death")
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reseda luteola, blundell, tuesday, boy, ould, born, seamless, lead-free, wald, fillet, braze, bonding, lean, solder, soldering, welder
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noun herb
| Español | gualda |
|---|---|
| Português | gauda, lírio-dos-tintureiros |
| Français | gaude, réséda des teinturiers |
| Deutsch | Färberwau, Färberresede, Gelbkraut, Gilbkraut |
| Italiano | guaderella |
noun dye
| Español | gualda |
|---|
verb to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat
| Español | soldar [duramente], soldar [al duro], weldear, hueldear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용접하다 yongjeophada |
| 日本語 | 溶接する yōsetsu suru |
| 中文 | 焊接 hànjiē |
| Português | soldar |
| Français | braser, souder |
| Deutsch | schweißen |
| Italiano | saldare |
| Ελληνικά | οξυγονοκολλώ oxygonokolló |
| Română | suda |
| Русский | сва́ривать svárivatʹ, свари́ть svarítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hàn |
| العربية | لَحَمَ laḥama |
| עברית | רִיתֵּךְ ritékh |
verb to bind, unite
| Español | unir, soldar |
|---|---|
| Português | soldar |
| Deutsch | zusammenfügen, vereinen, verbinden |
| Русский | объединя́ть obʺjedinjátʹ, объедини́ть obʺjedinítʹ, спла́чивать spláčivatʹ, сплоти́ть splotítʹ |
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title = {weld},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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