A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WELD

Thu, 8 Aug '24
Fuse by heat
Fri, 29 Mar '24
Form a connection where sparks fly
Tue, 16 Jan '24
Fuse, as metal
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Fuse
Sat, 16 Oct '21
Metalworker's union
Thu, 4 Feb '21
Join together