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Meaning of "welkin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WELKIN

Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WELKIN

welkin  [ˈwɛlkɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELKIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Welkin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WELKIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of welkin in the English dictionary

The definition of welkin in the dictionary is the sky, heavens, or upper air.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELKIN


akin
əˈkɪn
Algonquin
ælˈɡɒŋkɪn
check-in
ˈtʃɛkɪn
chicken
ˈtʃɪkɪn
devilkin
ˈdɛv əlkɪn
grimalkin
ɡrɪˈmælkɪn
Hodgkin
ˈhɒdʒkɪn
kicking
ˈkɪkɪn
kin
kɪn
Larkin
ˈlɑːkɪn
mannequin
ˈmænɪkɪn
napkin
ˈnæpkɪn
oilskin
ˈɔɪlˌskɪn
parkin
ˈpɑːkɪn
Pekin
piːˈkɪn
pumpkin
ˈpʌmpkɪn
Pushkin
ˈpʊʃkɪn
Rankin
ˈræŋkɪn
skin
skɪn
work-in
ˈwɜːkɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELKIN

welfare rights
welfare services
welfare state
welfare work
welfare worker
welfarism
welfarist
welfaristic
welfarite
welk
Welkom
welkt
well
well advised
well and good
well disposed
well dressing
well I never
well in
well oiled

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELKIN

buckskin
calfskin
calkin
country bumpkin
cowskin
Deakin
foreskin
interleukin
lambskin
leopardskin
malkin
manakin
munchkin
next of kin
perkin
Ruskin
snakeskin
takin
Tonkin
wolfskin

Synonyms and antonyms of welkin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «welkin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELKIN

Find out the translation of welkin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of welkin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «welkin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

维科
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

welkin
570 millions of speakers

English

welkin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्योम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

welkin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Welkin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

welkin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

welkin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Welkin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

welkin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウェルキン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

창공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Welkin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bầu trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆகாயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेलकीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sema
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Welkin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

welkin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Welkin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Welkin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Welkin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Welkin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

welkin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Welkin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of welkin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELKIN»

The term «welkin» is normally little used and occupies the 121.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELKIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «welkin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «welkin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about welkin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELKIN»

Discover the use of welkin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to welkin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Welkin: poems
He is currently doing doctoral work at the University of Michigan. WELKIN was the winner of the Sawtooth Prize in Poetry for 2002, selected by Brenda Hillman.
Aaron McCollough, 2002
2
Welkin Weasels (5): Vampire Voles
The city of Muggidrear is crawling with vampires!
Garry Kilworth, 2011
3
Welkin Weasels (4): Gaslight Geezers
Montagu Sylver - a descendant of the famous outlaw, Sylver - is a famous weasel detective, intent on solving mysteries.
Garry Kilworth, 2011
4
Welkin Weasels (6): Heastward Ho!
Montegu Sylver, the famous weasel detective, is off to the East!
Garry Kilworth, 2011
5
Thunder Oak
That's when Sylver decides to find the humans, and bring them back to Welkin! His first step is to find a clue that lies in a place known as Thunder Oak.
Garry Kilworth, 1997
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Welkin Weasels (2): Castle Storm
The land of Welkin is in trouble!
Garry Kilworth, 2011
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Welkin Weasels (1): Thunder Oak
Long ago, long before Sylver the weasel was born, the humans all left Welkin.
Garry Kilworth, 2011
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The Complete Concordance to Shakspere: Being a Verbal Index ...
3 WELKIN— to the welkin's cheek Tf*pr»t. i. 2 by welkin, and her itnrl M,-> >-i n ,,-, -,, \. 3 shall we make the welkin dance . Tirnfiit Xighi, ii. 3 are out of my welkin — iii. l the starry welkin cover thou anon.Jftt.Ar.'jDr. iii. 2 the welkin's vicegerent.
‎1853
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The Complete Concordance to Shakspere: Being a Verbal Index ...
3 WELKIN-to the welkin's cheek Tempett.i, 2 by welkin, and her start Merry Wiret, \ . 3 □hall we make the welkin dance . Tu-etftk Sight, ii. 3 are out of my welkin — iii . l the starry welkin cover thou anon. Mid. X.'tt'r. ill. 2 the welkin's vicegerent ...
Mary Cowden Clarke, 1847
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The Castle Storm
In the land of Welkin, ruled over by the iron paw of vicious stoats, Sylver - the leader of a band of outlaw weasels, determined to find the human who abandoned the land many years ago, journeys south, through myriad adventures, in search ...
Garry Kilworth, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELKIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term welkin is used in the context of the following news items.
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GMS Stars, NMC to clash in final
NMC defeated Welkin by 19 runs while GMS Stars beat HAAD by seven wickets to seal a place in the final of the Al Faraa Ramadan T20 Cricket tournament. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
2
「慢性病健康護理師」Welkin Health獲得200萬美元種子投資
2013年創立的Welkin Health坐落在舊金山,其為個人健康管理提供解決方法,2014年8月加入Rock Health。 最近其宣佈與Humana's Innovation Group達成合作, ... «數位時代, Jul 15»
3
Welkin Health, Humana Partner on New Telephonic Diabetes Program
Welkin Health's platform supports care organizations that emphasize care coordination as a critical element of quality improvement and cost reduction. «HIT Consultant, Jul 15»
4
Welkin Health Closes $2M Seed Round, Partners with Humana's …
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Welkin Health, a San Francisco-based company providing solutions for population health management, has announced ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
5
Engineer played influential role in developent of jets
The Lysander was followed by the twin-engined Whirlwind fighter and the Welkin high-altitude interceptor. His last project with Westland was the heavy fleet ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
6
ManTech acquires Knowledge Consulting Group
In April, ManTech acquired Welkin Associates for $34 million. "ManTech is a cyber leader, and the acquisition of KCG fits with our strategy of expanding into the ... «UPI.com, Jun 15»
7
Misbah Kounain of Sopore stood 1st in class 12
... five girls in science stream and they belong to Mallinson Girls Higher Secondary School, Srinagar, Iqbal Memorial Institute (Girls) and S R M Welkin Sopore. «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
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Here's the Latest Local DoD Contractor Consolidation Move …
ManTech is a solution and mission-driven organization that will benefit greatly from Welkin's market-leading capabilities and focus on developing new ways to ... «DC Inno, Apr 15»
9
Selling New York on Washington State Wines
Perhaps that was why some Washington producers were a bit trepidatious when Paul Arena, co-owner of the New York wine distributor Welkin Vines, ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
10
ManTech completes Welkin acquisition
Fairfax-based ManTech International Corp. has completed its acquisition of former Computer Sciences Corp. subsidiary Welkin Associates Ltd. for $34 million. «Washington Business Journal, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Welkin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/welkin>. May 2024 ».
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