welly
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈwɛli/
- UK
:
botas de goma
- It's important to wear wellies when walking through the muddy fields after the rain.
- welly boots
- green wellies
- wear wellies
But they're just like stylish wellies, like, you know, you can walk around the fields with the cows in style.
- But they're just like stylish wellies, like, you know, you can walk around the fields with the cows in style.
Examples
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I didn't bring any wellies!
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I think when we arrived at a festival in the UK, I'd forgotten my wellies and umbrella.
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These guys have got the wellies more prepared than me.
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You'd better not wear your wellies, had you?
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Get your Wellies on, Peggy.
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When I was little, my mum got me a pair of glittery wellies, and I refused to take them off.
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Wear a pair of wellies, if you've got them with you, or boots.
Fiction book (1996) -
Get your wellies on.
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Not without your wellies.
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Typical Hunter wellies.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A strong shoe that covers the foot and lower leg
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1.0
A waterproof rubber shoe worn to keep feet and lower legs dry when walking in water or mud
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4.7
Waterproof boots or clothing that cover the legs and sometimes the chest to keep you dry in water
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3.9
A very high waterproof boot that reaches the hip for fishing or wading in water
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2.5
A rubber boot worn to keep your feet dry in rain or mud
A rubber boot that keeps feet dry in wet or muddy fields
A high rubber shoe that keeps your feet dry in wet or muddy places
Boots that keep your legs dry when you stand in water
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
People from richer country backgrounds who enjoy country activities and nature, often wearing green boots
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word welly is a short form of Wellington boot, a boot named after the Duke of Wellington. It means a waterproof boot you wear to keep your feet dry in mud and rain.