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wecht

wecht noun: a form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents.

Noun

wecht (plural wechts)

  1. (Scotland) A form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents.

Verb

wecht (third-person singular simple present wechts, present participle wechting, simple past and past participle wechted)

  1. (Scotland) To winnow grain using such a device.

Proper noun capitalized: Wecht

Wecht

  1. A surname.

Forms of wecht

Noun
pluralwechts
alternative formwehit
alternative formweight
Verb
third-person singular presentwechts
present participlewechting
past participlewechted
pastwechted

Words formed from wecht

  • wechtful

Questions about wecht

What does wecht mean?
Wecht means a form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents.
What part of speech is wecht?
Wecht can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
What is the plural of wecht?
The plural of wecht is wechts.

Words near wecht in the dictionary

  1. WeChatters
  2. WeChatting
  3. Wechsler
  4. Wechslerian
  5. Wechslers
  6. wecht
  7. wechted
  8. Wechter
  9. Wechters
  10. wechting
  11. wechts

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