wheal

Speech parts

1. wheal - Noun

2. wheal - Verb

Meaning

A mine.

A pustule; a whelk.

A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.

Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

welt wale weal bulla pimple carbuncle burn wound scar boil abscess sore blister bruise pustule
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Antonyms

help treatment cure decoration heal enhancement
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Hypernyms

injury harm hurt

Anagrams

halwe whale Elwha wealh

Examples

Mining main The Wheal Betsy engine house In former times, lead, silver, tin and copper were mined extensively on Dartmoor. Source: Internet

The word Wheal has a particular meaning in Devon and Cornwall being either a tin or a copper mine, however in the case of Wheal Betsy it was principally lead and silver which were mined. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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