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   weld

   /wɛld/

   verb

   • 1. join together (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting with a blowpipe, electric arc, or other means, and uniting them by pressing, hammering, etc.: "steel plates were being welded"
   • ▪ forge (an article) by welding.
   • ▪ unite (pieces of plastic or other material) by melting or softening of surfaces in contact.
   • 2. cause to combine and form a harmonious or effective whole: "cross-curricular themes would weld the curriculum together"

   noun

   • 1. a welded joint.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘become united’): alteration (probably influenced by the past participle) of well2 in the obsolete sense ‘melt or weld heated metal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. weldability noun
   • 2. weldable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • D

     2

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