wale, welt, weal, wheal
(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wheal (plural wheals)
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
• (small raised swelling on the skin): wale, weal, welt
wheal (third-person singular simple present wheals, present participle whealing, simple past and past participle whealed)
(uncommon) synonym of wale.
wheal (plural wheals)
(UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) A mine.
Chiefly appears in the names of mines in Cornwall and Devon.
• Whale, whale
Source: Wiktionary
Wheal, n. Etym: [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to putrefy.]
Definition: A pustule; a whelk. Wiseman.
Wheal, n. Etym: [Cf. Wale.]
1. A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.
2. Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.
Wheal, n. Etym: [Cornish hwel.] (Mining)
Definition: A mine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
