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wealed

/wiːld/

Meanings
verb
To mark with stripes; to wale.

Examples :

"The thorny branch wealed her arm as she walked through the overgrown garden. "
appearance body mark

Related Words

Illustration stripes

stripes noun

/stɹaɪps/

A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.

"zebra stripes"

Illustration overgrown

overgrown verb

/ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɡroʊn/

To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size.

"The ivy overgrown the entire side of the house, covering the windows. "

Illustration branch

branch noun

/bɹæntʃ/ /bɹɑːntʃ/

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

"The oak tree's thick branch reached over the fence. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration mark

mark noun

/mɑɹk/

(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.

"The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "

Illustration garden

garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration thorny

thorny adjective

/ˈθɔːni/ /ˈθɔɹni/

Having thorns or spines

"The rose bush had many thorny stems, making it difficult to pick the flowers. "

Illustration walked

walked verb

/wɔːkt/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

Illustration wale

wale noun

/ˈweɪl/

A ridge or low barrier.

"The carpenter added a wooden wale along the wall to protect it from being bumped by furniture. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."