PENNYWEIGHTS Antonyms
Definition of PENNYWEIGHTS
Best Opposite Words For PENNYWEIGHTS
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scruples | nounn | |||||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||||
tons | ||||||||
noun • a large number or amount | ||||||||
carats | nounn | |||||||
noun • a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg • the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold | ||||||||
grams | nounn | |||||||
noun • Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) • a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram | ||||||||
kilograms | nounn | |||||||
noun • one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | ||||||||
milligrams | nounn | |||||||
noun • one thousandth (1/1,000) gram | ||||||||
ounces | nounn | |||||||
noun • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound • a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams • large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur | ||||||||
pounds | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) • 16 ounces avoirdupois • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument • strike or drive against with a heavy impact • move heavily or clumsily • move rhythmically • partition off into compartments • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits • place or shut up in a pound • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |