Weld, Weep

wep, v. i. [wept, weeping.] To show grief or other pa ions by shedding tears; to shed tears, cry; to lament, complain; to flow or run in drops; to drop water, drip, be very wet; to hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to droop. — v. t. To lament, bewail, be- Weld, moan; to shed cr pour forth (tears): to shed drop by drop, as if tears; to snend or consume in tears or weeping.— Weep'er. n. One who weeps: a white cuff on a black dre . — Weep'ing wil'low, n. A species of willow whose branches grow Welfare. very long and Welkin, slender, and hang down Well, nearly in a perpendicular direction. Weevil, we'vl, n. A small coleopterous snout bearing in s e c t of 355 genera and nearly 4,000 species: these little beetles are very injurious to v e g e t a tion and vegetable products. Wwo»S the threads that cro " the Weeping-willow. warp from selvage to selvage; a thing woven. Weigh, wa, v. t. [weighed (wad), weighing.] To bear up, raise, lift (esp. an anchor) so that it hangs in the air; to examine by the balance, ascertain the weight of; to be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to pay, allot, or take by weight; to ponder in the mind, estimate deliberately and mature- Well, ly.— v. i. To have weight, be heavy; to be considered as important; to bear heavily, pre hard. — n. A certain quantity estimated by weight; an Eng. measure of weight. — Weigb/able, a. Capable of being weighed. — Weigh'er, n. One who weighs; an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities. — Weight, wat, n. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; measure of the force of gravity for a substance or body; quantity of matter as estimated by the balance; amount which anything weighs; pre ure; burden; importance; influence; consequence: a scale or graduated standard of heavine ; a ponderous ma ; something heavy; a definite ma of iron, lead, bra , or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies, moving machinery, etc. (Mech.) The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it. — v. t. To load with a weight or weights, load down, attach weights to. — Weight'y, -T, a. [-iek; -iest.] Having weight; heavy; important; adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; ponderous; burdensome; onerous: forcible; momentous; efficacious. — Weight'ily, -T-lT, adv. In a weighty manner; ponderously; with force or impre ivene . — Weight'ine , n. State or quality of being weighty; ponderousne ; heavine : solidity; impre ivene ; importance. — Weight'le , ponderable; light. a. " Having no weight; im- Welladay, Weir, wer, n. A dam in a river to stop and raise the Welsh, water, for conducting it to a mill, for taking fish, etc.; a fence of stakes or twigs set in a stream for taking Hsh; a wear. Weird, werd, a. Skilled in witchcraft; caused by, or Welt, suggesting, magical influence; supernatural f unearthly; suggesting the unearthly: wild. Welcome, werlcum^ct. Received* with gladne ; admitted willingly; producing gladne in its reception: grateful; pleasing; free to have or enjoy gratuitously. — n. Salutation of a new comer; kind reception of a guest or new comer. —?', t. [wel- Welter, comed (-kumd), -coming.] To salute with kindne . sun, cube, full; moon, fdot; cow, oil; linger as a new comer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully. weld, n. A plant of the mignonette family jrrowing in Eng. and various European countries; dyer's weed: also called wild woad,— used by dyers to give a yellow color; the color or coloring matter extracted from this plant. weld, v. t. To pre or beat into intimate and permanent union, as 2 pieces or of iron when heated almost to t. a fusion. — n. State of being > V? welded; joint made by weld- ( I °V"?P: preserve etc.; an apartment them from in damage, the hold "v-weld scarf"weld * of a fishing-ve el, having holes in the bottom to admit water for the preservation of fish. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. — v. i. [welled (weld), welling.] To i ue forth, as water from the earth; to flow, spring. — WelP-head, n. A source, spring, or fountain. — hole, n. (Arch.) The open space in the middle of a staircase, beyond the ends of the stairs. — spring, n. A fountain; spring j source of continual supply. — sweep, n. A long pole balanced upon a high post and used in drawing water by means of a bucket from a well. wel, a. [conpar. and superl. wanting, but supplied by better and best, q. v.] Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; being in favor; favored; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy. — adv. In a good or proper manner; justly; nghtly; suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly; in such manner as is desirable; favorably; advantageouslv: conveniently; considerably; not a little; far.— Well off'. In good condition, esp., as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous. — W. to do.