“Weald” or “Wheeled” or “Wield”

weald / wheeled / wield are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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weald

nounan area of open or forested country.

wheeled w·IY·l·d

verbchange directions as if revolving on a pivot.
verbwheel somebody or something.
verbmove along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle.
adjectivehaving wheels; often used in combination.

wield w·IY·l·d

verbhave and exercise.
verbhandle effectively.

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“weald”

…56 Squadron, based at North Weald Airfield in Essex.
…org" | Eyton upon the Weald Moors
…it was bought by the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum.
…homes were Rochetts in South Weald, Essex, 41 Upper Brook Stret,…
…the new Maidstone and The Weald constituency.
…part of the ridge (the Weald of Kent, Sussex and Surrey…
North Weald Airfield story of the incident
…an uplifted form of the Weald basin through inversion of the
…St Andrew's Church in North Weald.
…site of an abandoned village, Weald, are in the former parish.

“wheeled”

…stabilized and adaptable to any wheeled, tracked or stabilized platform, including
…barrier to animals without impeding wheeled vehicles, as the animals are…
…equipment manufacturers of attachments for wheeled and crawler tractors and trucks)…
Before being wheeled away on a stretcher, despite…
…transport (nor, as a result, wheeled vehicles), the roads were designed…
…and Luxus, and the 3 wheeled Transport joined the program, and…
…to the invention of the wheeled vehicle in Mesopotamia during the…
…custom jigs carried on self-powered wheeled vehicles.
Depictions of wheeled wagons found on clay tablet…
…UK' tour, which saw New Wheeled Order bout against the New…

“wield”

…which he can remove to wield as a meteor hammer, and…
…the special powers force, who wield deadly weapons and who, in…
…combat, Armage and his clones wield the and later the .
…mage who is able to wield both light and dark magic;…
…"the top 10 people who wield the most cultural power in
…have considered the Boers to wield evil supernatural powers.
Kyle Rayner was chosen to wield the last ring because he…

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