weight
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(noun) an artifact that is heavy |
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Related Words: artefact, artifact, balance, bob, burden, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer, load, loading, makeweight, paperweight |
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(noun) equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting |
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Synonyms: exercising weight |
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Related Words: barbell, dumbbell, sports equipment |
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(noun) the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity |
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Related Words: body weight, heaviness, lightness, physical property, throw-weight, weightiness, weightlessness |
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(noun) the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight" |
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Related Words: importance |
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(noun) an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility" |
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Related Words: oppression, oppressiveness |
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(noun) (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance |
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Synonyms: weighting |
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Related Words: coefficient |
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(noun) a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" |
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Synonyms: weight unit |
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Related Words: apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, arroba, avoirdupois unit, cattie, catty, crith, frail, last, maund, obolus, oka, picul, pood, rotl, tael, troy unit, unit, unit of measurement, welterweight |
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(noun) a system of units used to express the weight of something |
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Synonyms: system of weights |
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Related Words: avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight, system of measurement, troy, troy weight |
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(verb) present with a bias |
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Synonyms: angle, slant |
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Related Words: bias, predetermine |
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(verb) weight down with a load |
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Synonyms: burden, burthen, weight down |
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Related Words: charge, overburden, plumb, saddle |
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