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welt

The word “welt” has 1 syllable: welt

It's pronounced as /wɛlt/

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In the thesaurus, “welt” has 101 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for welt along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for welt

Meanings of welt

  • verb
    1. To roll; revolve.
    2. To cause to have welts, to beat.
    3. To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
    4. To decay.
    5. To become stringy.
  • noun
    1. A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
    2. (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
    3. A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
    4. In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
    5. In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
    6. In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
    7. A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
    8. A feature resembling a welt.

Example Sentences

  • The leather belt left a red welt on his skin.
  • She showed the doctor a painful welt on her arm.
  • A mosquito bite can sometimes swell into a large welt.
  • He had a deep welt across his back from the fall.
  • The shoe had a decorative welt along the edge of the sole.

On this page you'll find 101 synonyms or another words to welt, such as: KO, bang, bash, bastinade, bastinado, bat, battering.

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