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Weld has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

"The forager gathered fresh shoots of weld to sell the bright yellow dye needed for staining his summer clothes."

2

United States abolitionist (1803-1895)

"The term "weld" does not have a definition referring to a United States abolitionist; that description applies exclusively to the historical figure Frederick Douglass."

3

a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together

"The skilled craftsman used intense heat to soften the steel before welding it into a seamless, unbreakable joint."

4

A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.

"The rusted weld on the bridge railing finally gave way under the heavy winter snow."

5

The joint made by welding.

Verb
1

join together by heating

"weld metal"

2

unite closely or intimately

"Her gratitude welded her to him"

3

To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

"The old legend claims that a knight once welded his sword so fiercely against the dragon's scales that it shattered in mid-swing."

4

To wield.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.

"When I met my new neighbor Mr. Weld at the community barbecue, he mentioned that his ancestors had lived in the southern woods for generations."

See Also
cold shut tonophant base metal welds stitch heat mignonette reweld
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reseda joint join unite
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
spot weld spotweld butt-weld
Rhyming Words
feld teld veld seld held meld keld geld sheld yield hield wield bield field heeld speld fjeld geteld reweld upheld
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