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welsh vault
nounLow
/ˈwelʃ ˈvɔːlt/A historical architectural term for a specific type of vaulting or ceiling found in some medieval Welsh churches and castles, characterized by intersecting diagonal ribs that form a distinctive pattern.
welshman
nounC1
/ˈwelʃmən/A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
welshman's button
nounRare / Archaic
/ˈwelʃmənz ˈbʌt(ə)n/A folk name for the plant greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea), a wildflower with white, star-like petals.
welshwoman
nounC1
/ˈwelʃˌwʊm.ən/A woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
welt
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/wɛlt/A raised mark or ridge on the skin, typically caused by a blow or pressure, or a strip of leather or other material stitched around the edge of a shoe or garment for strength or as decoration.
weltanschauung
nounC2
/ˈvelt.anˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/A comprehensive conception or philosophy of the world, a worldview.
welter
nounverbverb-intransitiveC1/C2 / Low-Frequency / Literary or Specialised
/ˈwɛltə/A large, confused, and often overwhelming mass or number of things, or to be deeply involved or engrossed in something, often in a tumultuous or disordered manner.
welterweight
nounC1
/ˈwɛltəweɪt/A weight division in combat sports for competitors between lightweight and middleweight.
weltpolitik
nounC
/ˈveltpɒlɪˌtiːk/The policy of world politics; specifically, the 19th/early 20th-century German imperialist foreign policy aiming at global power status.
weltschmerz
nounLow
/ˈvɛltʃmɛːts/A feeling of melancholy and world-weariness; a deep sadness about the state of the world and human existence.
welty
nounVery Low
/ˈwɛlti/Extremely wealthy or prosperous.
welwitschia
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/wɛlˈwɪtʃ.i.ə/A remarkable, slow-growing desert plant native to southwestern Africa, known for its two large, leathery leaves that grow continuously throughout its lifespan.
welwyn garden city
nounLow (A proper noun of specific geographical/cultural reference)
/ˌwɛlɪn ˈɡɑːdn̩ ˈsɪti/A town in Hertfordshire, England, founded as a planned 'garden city' in the 1920s.
wembley
nounLow
/ˈwɛmbli/A proper noun referring primarily to Wembley Stadium, a major football and entertainment venue in London, England.
wemyss
nounExtremely Rare
/wiːmz/A proper noun, historically a surname and place name of Scottish origin, derived from Gaelic for 'cave'.
wen
nounVery Rare / Obsolete
/wɛn/A benign cyst on the skin, especially on the scalp.
wen-yen
nounNon-existent
A transliterated term for Classical Chinese literary language, but not a standard English word.
wenatchee
nounVery Low
/wɪˈnætʃiː/A proper noun referring to a city and valley in Washington, USA, or the native tribe associated with that area.
wenceslaus
nounRare
/ˈwɛn.sɪ.slɔːs/A historical masculine given name, most famously referring to Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (c. 907–935), a patron saint of the Czech Republic.
wench
nounverbverb-intransitiveC2
/wɛn(t)ʃ/A young woman or girl, now usually in a rustic, coarse, or sexually suggestive context.

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