Weft (n.) The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.
Weft (n.) A web; a thing woven.
Weftage (n.) Texture.
Wegotism (n.) Excessive use of the pronoun we; -- called also weism.
Wehrgeld (n.) Alt. of Wehrgelt
Wehrgelt (n.) See Weregild.
Wehrwolf (n.) See Werewolf.
Weigela (n.) Alt. of Weigelia
Weigelia (n.) A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was introduced from China.
Weigh (n.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
Weighed (imp. & p. p.) of Weigh
Weighing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weigh
Weigh (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
Weigh (v. t.) To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
Weigh (v. t.) To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
Weigh (v. t.) To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
Weigh (v. t.) To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance.
Weigh (v. t.) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
Weigh (v. i.) To have weight; to be heavy.
Weigh (v. i.) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
Weigh (v. i.) To bear heavily; to press hard.
Weigh (v. i.) To judge; to estimate.
Weigh (n.) A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
Weighable (a.) Capable of being weighed.
Weighage (n.) A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise.
Weighbeam (n.) A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also called weighmaster's beam.
Weighboard (n.) Clay intersecting a vein.
Weighbridge (n.) A weighing machine on which loaded carts may be weighed; platform scales.
Weigher (n.) One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities.
Weigh-houses (pl. ) of Weigh-house
Weigh-house (n.) A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed.
Weighing () a. & n. from Weigh, v.
Weighlock (n.) A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
Weighmaster (n.) One whose business it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise, etc.; one licensed as a public weigher.
Weight (v. t.) The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.
Weight (v. t.) The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds.
Weight (v. t.) Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
Weight (v. t.) Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.
Weight (v. t.) A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
Weight (v. t.) A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
Weight (v. t.) A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
Weight (v. t.) The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
Weighted (imp. & p. p.) of Weight
Weighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weight
Weight (v. t.) To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
Weight (v. t.) To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
Weightily (adv.) In a weighty manner.
Weightiness (n.) The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness.
Weightless (a.) Having no weight; imponderable; hence, light.
Weighty (superl.) Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
Weighty (superl.) Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
Weighty (superl.) Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
Weir (n.) Alt. of Wear
Wear (n.) A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like.
Wear (n.) A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.
Wear (n.) A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.
Weird (n.) Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.
Weird (n.) A spell or charm.
Weird (a.) Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
Weird (a.) Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc.
Weird (v. t.) To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to.
Weirdness (n.) The quality or state of being weird.
Weism (n.) Same as Wegotism.
Weive (v. t.) See Waive.
Weka (n.) A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.
Wekau (n.) A small New Zealand owl (Sceloglaux albifacies). It has short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.
Wekeen (n.) The meadow pipit.
Welaway (interj.) Alas!
Wel-begone (a.) Surrounded with happiness or prosperity.
Welch (a.) See Welsh.
Welcher (n.) See Welsher.
Welchman (n.) See Welshman.
Welcome (n.) Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
Welcome (n.) Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.
Welcome (n.) Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.
Welcome (n.) Salutation to a newcomer.
Welcome (n.) Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.
Welcomed (imp. & p. p.) of Welcome
Welcoming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welcome
Welcome (v. t.) To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.
Welcomely (adv.) In a welcome manner.
Welcomeness (n.) The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.
Welcomer (n.) One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives kindly, a newcomer.
Weld (v. t.) To wield.
Weld (n.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.
Weld (n.) Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
Welded (imp. & p. p.) of Weld
Welding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weld
Weld (v. t.) To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
Weld (v. t.) Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
Weld (n.) The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
Weldable (a.) Capable of being welded.
Welder (n.) One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.
Welder (n.) One who welds, or wields.
Welder (n.) A manager; an actual occupant.
Weldon's process () A process for the recovery or regeneration of manganese dioxide in the manufacture of chlorine, by means of milk of lime and the oxygen of the air; -- so called after the inventor.
Wele (n.) Prosperity; happiness; well-being; weal.
Weleful (a.) Producing prosperity or happiness; blessed.
Welew (v. t.) To welk, or wither.
Welfare (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.