welcome : Idioms & Phrases
To bid welcome
- to receive with professions of kindness.
Webster 1913
welcome mat
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noun a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
doormat.
WordNet
welcome wagon
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noun a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area
WordNet
Welcome-to-our-house
(Bot.) , a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias ).
Webster 1913
welcoming committee
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noun a committee to welcome new residents to a community