Welk: Definition and part of speech

Welk

  1. n. A whelk.
  2. v. i. To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
  3. v. t. To cause to wither; to wilt.
  4. v. t. To contract; to shorten.
  5. v. t. To soak; also, to beat severely.
  6. n. A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Well: Definition and part of speech

Well

  1. v. i. The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
  2. v. i. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
  3. v. i. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving in.
  4. v. i. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
  5. v. i. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring.
  6. v. i. An inclosure in the middle of a vessel’s hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection.
  7. v. i. A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market.
  8. v. i. A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of water.
  9. v. i. A depressed space in the after part of the deck; — often called the cockpit.
  10. v. i. A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
  11. 1v. i. 1 The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Welfare: Definition and part of speech

Welfare

  1. n. Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.