TON Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ton. (close relations)
Definition of TON
Best Alternative Words for TON
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century | nounn | |||||||
noun • a period of 100 years • ten 10s | ||||||||
heap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a car that is old and unreliable verb • bestow in large quantities • arrange in stacks • fill to overflow | ||||||||
load | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • weight to be borne or conveyed • a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time • goods carried by a large vehicle • an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate • the power output of a generator or power plant • an onerous or difficult concern • a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks • the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents • electrical device to which electrical power is delivered verb • fill or place a load on • provide (a device) with something necessary • transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory • put (something) on a structure or conveyance • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | ||||||||
pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
gross ton | nounn | |||||||
noun • a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds | ||||||||
long ton | nounn | |||||||
noun • a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds | ||||||||
net ton | nounn | |||||||
noun • a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds | ||||||||
short ton | nounn | |||||||
noun • a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds |