Associations to the word «Weir»

Wiktionary

WEIR, noun. An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
WEIR, noun. A fence placed across a river to catch fish.

Dictionary definition

WEIR, noun. A low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow.
WEIR, noun. A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King