WELTER

welter

Noun

  1. general confusion; disorderly mixture; aimless effort; as, a welter of papers and magazines

Verb

  1. to roll; to wallow
  2. to be soaked or steeped in.
  3. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To wither; to wilt.

Adjective

  1. Of horsemen, heavyweight; as, a welter race.


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