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BUTT-WELD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A butt joint that is welded
Synonyms:
butt-weld; butt weld
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("butt-weld" is a kind of...):
butt; butt joint (a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping)
Derivation:
butt-weld; buttweld (join by a butt weld)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Join by a butt weld
Synonyms:
butt-weld; buttweld
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "butt-weld" is one way to...):
weld (join together by heating)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
butt weld (a butt joint that is welded)
butt welding (creating a butt joint by welding)
butt-weld (a butt joint that is welded)
butt-welding (creating a butt joint by welding)
