welk
11 points
English
4 letters
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Definitions
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane. [Obs.] When ruddy Phwelk in west. Spenser. The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.
A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
A whelk. [R.]
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/wˈɛlk/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Rhymes
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Crossword clues
- “A pustule. See 2d Whelk.” web-def
Anagrams
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