add vs weld

add

verb
  • To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. 

  • To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on. 

  • To summon minions or reinforcements. 

  • To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. 

  • To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). 

  • To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on. 

  • To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. 

  • To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. 

noun
  • The addition of a song to a station's playlist. 

  • An act or instance of adding. 

  • An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target. 

weld

verb
  • To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately. 

  • To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination. 

noun
  • The joint made by welding. 

  • A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye. 

  • The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant. 

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