WEIGHTS Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word weights. (close relations)
Definition of 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 |