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WEIGHTS Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word weights. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word weights. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for WEIGHTS

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burden
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an onerous or difficult concern

• weight to be borne or conveyed

• the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

• the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

verb

• weight down with a load

• impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

heaviness
nounn
noun

• the property of being comparatively great in weight

• persisting sadness

• an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency

• used of a line or mark

• unwelcome burdensome difficulty

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

mass
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist

• the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

• a musical setting for a Mass

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite

• an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

• a body of matter without definite shape

• the common people generally

• the property of something that is great in magnitude

adjective satellite

• formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole

verb

• join together into a mass or collect or form a mass

pressure
nounn
noun

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

barbells
nounn
noun

• a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting

dumbbells
nounn
noun

• an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle

• an ignorant or foolish person

angle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

• the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

• a biased way of looking at or presenting something

verb

• move or proceed at an angle

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• seek indirectly

• fish with a hook

• present with a bias

burthen
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a variant of `burden'

verb

• weight down with a load

slant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a biased way of looking at or presenting something

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

verb

• lie obliquely

• present with a bias

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• heel over

weightiness
nounn
noun

• the relative importance granted to something

• the property of being comparatively great in weight

weighting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

exercising weight
nounn
noun

• sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

free weight
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

system of weights
nounn
noun

• a system of units used to express the weight of something

weight down
verb

• weight down with a load

weight unit
nounn
noun

• a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

• a unit used to measure weight

Best Hypernyms For WEIGHTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for weights, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
artefact artifact bias charge coefficient importance metric oppression oppressiveness predetermine unit
Phrases (4)
physical propertysports equipmentsystem of measurementunit of measurement

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