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Noun: wellie  we-lee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A high boot made of rubber
    - rubber boot, gum boot, gumboot, welly [Brit, informal], wellington [Brit, informal], Wellington boot [Brit]
     
  2. Force, power
    "give it some wellie";
    - oomph [informal], umph [informal], welly [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: wellies

Type of: boot, force, forcefulness, strength

Encyclopedia: Wellie

Nearest

well-fixed
well-formed
well-found
well-founded
well-groomed
well-grooved
well-grounded
wellhead
well-heeled
well-hung
wellie
well-informed
wellington
Wellington
Wellington boot
well-intentioned
well-kept
well-knit
well-known
well-lighted
well-lined