Welfaring (a.) Faring well; prosperous; thriving.
Welked (imp. & p. p.) of Welk
Welking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welk
Welk (v. i.) To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
Welk (v. t.) To cause to wither; to wilt.
Welk (v. t.) To contract; to shorten.
Welk (v. t.) To soak; also, to beat severely.
Welk (n.) A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
Welk (n.) A whelk.
Welked (v. t.) See Whelked.
Welkin (n.) The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
Well (v. i.) An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
Well (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.
Well (v. i.) A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
Well (v. i.) Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring.
Well (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.
Well (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.
Well (v. i.) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of water.
Well (v. i.) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; -- often called the cockpit.
Well (v. i.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
Well (v. i.) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
Well (v. i.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
Welled (imp. & p. p.) of Well
Welling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Well
Well (v. i.) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
Well (v. t.) To pour forth, as from a well.
Well (v. t.) In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or wickedly.
Well (v. t.) Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly.
Well (v. t.) Fully or about; -- used with numbers.
Well (v. t.) In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.
Well (v. t.) Considerably; not a little; far.
Well (a.) Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered.
Well (a.) Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well.
Well (a.) Being in favor; favored; fortunate.
Well (a.) Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place.
Welladay (interj.) Alas! Welaway!
Wellat (n.) The king parrakeet See under King.
Well-being (n.) The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men or of society.
Well-born (a.) Born of a noble or respect able family; not of mean birth.
Well-bred (a.) Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
Welldoer (n.) One who does well; one who does good to another; a benefactor.
Welldoing (n.) A doing well; right performance of duties. Also used adjectively.
Welldrained (imp. & p. p.) of Welldrain
Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrain
Welldrain (v. t.) To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.
Wellfare (n.) See Welfare.
Well-favored (a.) Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.
Wellhead (n.) A source, spring, or fountain.
Wellhole (n.) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
Wellhole (n.) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.
Wellhole (n.) A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes.
Well-informed (a.) Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
Wellingtonia (n.) A name given to the "big trees" (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
Wellingtons (n. pl.) A kind of long boots for men.
Well-intentioned (a.) Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.
Well-known (a.) Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
Well-liking (a.) Being in good condition.
Well-mannered (a.) Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.
Well-meaner (n.) One whose intention is good.
Well-meaning (a.) Having a good intention.
Well-natured (a.) Good-natured; kind.
Well-nigh (adv.) Almost; nearly.
Well-plighted (a.) Being well folded.
Well-read (a.) Of extensive reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by in.
Well-seen (a.) Having seen much; hence, accomplished; experienced.
Well-set (a.) Properly or firmly set.
Well-set (a.) Well put together; having symmetry of parts.
Well-sped (a.) Having good success.
Well-spoken (a.) Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; speaking kindly.
Well-spoken (a.) Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.
Wellspring (n.) A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
Well-willer (n.) One who wishes well, or means kindly.
Well-wish (n.) A wish of happiness.
Wellwisher (n.) One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
We'll () Contraction for we will or we shall.
Wels (n.) The sheatfish; -- called also waller.
Welsh (a.) Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants.
Welsh (n.) The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.
Welsh (n.) The natives or inhabitants of Wales.
Welsher (n.) One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it.
Welshmen (pl. ) of Welshman
Welshman (n.) A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.
Welshman (n.) A squirrel fish.
Welshman (n.) The large-mouthed black bass. See Black bass.
Welsome (a.) Prosperous; well.
Welt (n.) That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
Welt (n.) A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down.
Welt (n.) A hem, border, or fringe.
Welt (n.) In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
Welt (n.) In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
Welt (n.) In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
Welt (n.) In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
Welt (n.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
Welted (imp. & p. p.) of Welt
Welting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welt
Welt (v. t.) To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
Welt (v. t.) To wilt.
Welte () imp. of Weld, to wield.
Weltered (imp. & p. p.) of Welter
Weltering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welter