Weld
WordNet
noun
(1) A metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
(2) United States abolitionist (1803-1895)
(3) European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
verb
(4) Unite closely or intimately
"Her gratitude welded her to him"
(5) Join together by heating
"Weld metal"
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Proper noun
- possibly deriving from the word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.