Dictionary Entry
welcome
welcome is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
- 2noun
Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.
- 3noun
Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.
- 4noun
Salutation to a newcomer.
- 5noun
Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.
- 6transitive verb
To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.
- 7noun
a greeting or reception
"the proposal got a warm welcome"
- 8noun
the state of being welcome
"don't outstay your welcome"
- 9verb
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
Synonyms
- 10verb
receive someone, as into one's house
- 11verb
accept gladly
"I welcome your proposals"
- 12adjective
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
"a welcome relief"
"a welcome guest"
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