welter

  • 11Welter — Wel ter, v. t. [Cf. {Wilt}, v. i.] To wither; to wilt. [R.] [1913 Webster] Weltered hearts and blighted . . . memories. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12welter — index commotion, imbroglio, shambles, turmoil Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13Welter — Welter, Welters Variantes de Walter (voir ce nom) portées en Basse Allemagne et aux Pays Bas …

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  • 14welter — (v.) to roll or twist, c.1300, from M.Du. or M.L.G. welteren to roll, from P.Gmc. *waltijanan (Cf. O.E. wieltan, O.N. velta, O.H.G. walzan to turn, revolve, Ger. wälzen to roll, Goth. waltjan to roll ), from PIE root *wel …

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  • 15welter — *wallow, grovel Analogous words: struggle, strive (see ATTEMPT vb) …

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  • 16welter — ► NOUN ▪ a large number of items in no order; a confused mass. ► VERB literary 1) move in a turbulent fashion. 2) lie steeped in blood. ORIGIN originally in the sense «writhe, wallow»: from Dutch, Low German welteren …

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  • 17wélter — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino DEPORTES Categoría que comprende a los boxeadores amateurs de un peso entre 67 y 71 kilos, y a los profesionales de 66,678 kilos hasta menos de 69,853. IRREG. plural welter * * * wélter (ingl.; pl. «wélters») …

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  • 18welter — UK [ˈweltə(r)] / US [ˈweltər] noun Word forms welter : singular welter plural welters 1) a) [singular] an untidy collection of different things welter of: a welter of papers b) a large number of unpleasant things a welter of criticism 2)… …

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  • 19welter — welter1 /wel teuhr/, v.i. 1. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea. 2. to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often fol. by about): pigs weltering about happily in the mud. 3. to lie bathed in or be drenched in something,… …

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  • 20welter — wel|ter [ˈweltə US ər] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: welter state of confusion (16 19 centuries), from welter to roll about, be in a state of confusion (14 20 centuries), from Middle Dutch welteren or Middle Low German weltern] a welter of sth a… …

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