welter
21welter — 1. noun general confusion; disorderly mixture; aimless effort; as, a welter of papers and magazines 2. verb a) to …
22welter — wel|ter [ weltər ] noun 1. ) singular welter of a messy collection of different things: a welter of papers a ) a large number of unpleasant things: a welter of criticism 2. ) count a WELTERWEIGHT …
23welter — [13] Welter was originally a verb, meaning ‘roll about’ (borrowed probably from Middle Dutch welteren, it came ultimately from the Germanic base *wal , *wel ‘roll’, source also of English wallet, wallow, waltz, etc, and is distantly related to… …
24welter — [[t]we̱ltə(r)[/t]] QUANT: QUANT of pl n/n uncount A welter of something is a large quantity of it which occurs suddenly or in a confusing way. [WRITTEN] ...patients with a welter of confusing symptoms. ...the welter of publicity that followed his …
25welter — /ˈwɛltə / (say weltuh) verb (i) Obsolete 1. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves, the sea, etc. 2. to lie bathed or be drenched in something, especially blood. 3. to roll or tumble about, or wallow, as animals. –noun 4. Obsolete a rolling or… …
26welter — [13] Welter was originally a verb, meaning ‘roll about’ (borrowed probably from Middle Dutch welteren, it came ultimately from the Germanic base *wal , *wel ‘roll’, source also of English wallet, wallow, waltz, etc, and is distantly related to… …
27welter — noun a welter of a large and confusing number of different details, emotions etc: The researchers were inundated with a welter of information …
28welter — I. intransitive verb (weltered; weltering) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch welteren to roll, Old High German walzan, Lithuanian volioti, Latin volvere more at voluble Date: 14th century 1. a. writhe, toss; also wallow …
29welter — dep (boxeo) En la vigésima segunda edición del DRAE aparece castellanizada como wélter …
30welter — wel·ter s.m.inv. ES ingl. TS sport → peso welter {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1935. ETIMO: prob. der. di (to) welt 1picchiare, colpire violentemente …
