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Wale Common

Wale has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

2

thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

3

A ridge or low barrier.

4

Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.

Verb
1

To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.

2

To choose, select.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
injury board
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
garboard gunwale
Rhyming Words
ale gale dale bale pale tale cale kale hale sale nale yale vale zale rale swale orale teale peale whale
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