welter.

1. A confused or overwhelming accumulation of things.

2. To roll, toss, or tumble about, especially in a liquid or unstable mass.

3. To lie or become deeply immersed in a substance or condition.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a welter of accusations
• a welter of debris

On the page

A welter of accusations obscured the one fact both witnesses had seen.

She searched through a welter of debris for the missing photograph.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular welter; plural welters. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: welters.