weir
Meanings
Plural: weirs
Noun
- a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
- a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
- An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
- Seaweed.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English were, from Old English wer, from werian (“to dam up”), from Proto-West Germanic *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover”); Cognate with Old Norse ver (“station for fishing”), Sanskrit वृणोति (vṛṇóti). Related to warranty.
Scrabble Score: 7
weir is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordweir is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
weir is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
weir is a valid Words With Friends word