Associations to the word «Welcome»

Wiktionary

WELCOME, adjective. Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
WELCOME, adjective. Producing gladness.
WELCOME, adjective. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
WELCOME, interjection. Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
WELCOME, noun. The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
WELCOME, noun. The utterance of such a greeting.
WELCOME, noun. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
WELCOME, verb. To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
WELCOME, verb. To accept something willingly or gladly.
WELCOME MAT, noun. A doormat with a welcoming message on it.
WELCOME MAT, noun. (by analogy) Any sign or indication of welcome.
WELCOME MATS, noun. Plural of welcome mat
WELCOME SWALLOW, noun. A small passerine bird, taxonomic name Hirundo neoxena
WELCOME WAGON, proper noun. (US) A nationwide business which contacts new homeowners after relocation, providing them with coupons and advertisements from local businesses.
WELCOME WAGON, proper noun. (US) Any similar approach of institutionalised welcoming.

Dictionary definition

WELCOME, noun. The state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome".
WELCOME, noun. A greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome".
WELCOME, verb. Accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals".
WELCOME, verb. Bid welcome to; greet upon arrival.
WELCOME, verb. Receive someone, as into one's house.
WELCOME, adjective. Giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne