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burden
The amount of a disease-causing entity present in an organism.
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  1. The amount of a disease-causing entity present in an organism.
  2. A duty, obligation, or responsibility.
  3. In property law, anything that encumbers or restrict the use or value of land, such as an easement, restrictive covenant, or zoning ordinance. The burden indefinitely binds the current and all future owners until it is extinguished, so it is the land, and the landowner, that is burdened by the encumbrance or restriction. See estate.
millstone
A heavy burden
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  1. A heavy burden
  2. (Geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit
  3. (Figuratively) A heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.
tax
A heavy demand; burden; strain
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  1. A heavy demand; burden; strain
  2. A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.
  3. A compulsory payment, usually a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, etc. for the support of a government
headache
(Informal) A cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble
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  1. (Informal) A cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble
  2. Pain in the head, caused by stimulation of or pressure to any of various structures of the head, such as tissue covering the cranium, cranial nerves, or blood vessels. Headache can be a primary disorder, as in migraine or cluster headaches , or a common symptom associated with head injury or many illnesses such as acute infection, brain tumor or abscess, eye disorders such as glaucoma, dental disease, and hypertension.
  3. (Figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
bulk
A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one:
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  1. A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one:
  2. Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large.
  3. The main mass or body of something; largest part or portion
pressure
The force per unit area that one region of a gas, liquid, or solid exerts on another. Pressure is usually measured in Pascal units, atmospheres, or pounds per square inch. &diamf3; A substance is said to have negative pressure if some other substance exerts more force per unit area on it than vice versa. Its value is simply the negative of the pressure exerted by the other substance.
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  1. The force per unit area that one region of a gas, liquid, or solid exerts on another. Pressure is usually measured in Pascal units, atmospheres, or pounds per square inch. &diamf3; A substance is said to have negative pressure if some other substance exerts more force per unit area on it than vice versa. Its value is simply the negative of the pressure exerted by the other substance.
  2. (--- Sports) Sustained, effective play that puts an opponent at a disadvantage:
  3. (Meteorology) Atmospheric pressure.
load
A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.
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  1. A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.
  2. (Elec.) The amount of power delivered by a generator, motor, etc. or carried by a circuit
  3. (Finance) An amount, expressed as a percentage of the net asset value, added to the price of some mutual fund shares to cover sales commissions and other marketing costs
gross-weight
The total weight of a commodity, including the weight of the packaging or container
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  1. The total weight of a commodity, including the weight of the packaging or container
net-weight
The weight of a product (especially food) without the weight of its packaging
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  1. The weight of a product (especially food) without the weight of its packaging
dead-weight
Dead load
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  1. Dead load
  2. A heavy or oppressive burden
  3. An oppressive burden or difficulty.
molecular-weight
(Chemistry) the sum of the atomic weights of every atom in a molecule
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  1. (Chemistry) the sum of the atomic weights of every atom in a molecule
  2. The sum of the atomic weights of the atoms contained in a molecule.
  3. The relative average weight of a molecule of a substance, expressed by a number equal to the sum of the atomic weights of all atoms in the molecule
gravity
Grave consequence; seriousness or importance:
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  1. Grave consequence; seriousness or importance:
  2. Gravitation, esp. terrestrial gravitation; force that tends to draw all bodies in the earth's sphere toward the center of the earth
  3. The fundamental force of attraction that all objects with mass have for each other. Like the electromagnetic force, gravity has effectively infinite range and obeys the inverse-square law. At the atomic level, where masses are very small, the force of gravity is negligible, but for objects that have very large masses such as planets, stars, and galaxies, gravity is a predominant force, and it plays an important role in theories of the structure of the universe. Gravity is believed to be mediated by the graviton, although the graviton has yet to be isolated by experiment. Gravity is weaker than the strong force, the electromagnetic force, and the weak force.
heft
(Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
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  1. (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
  2. Heaviness, the feel of weight.
  3. An animal that has become hefted thus.
burden
The carrying capacity of a ship
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  1. The carrying capacity of a ship
  2. In property law, anything that encumbers or restrict the use or value of land, such as an easement, restrictive covenant, or zoning ordinance. The burden indefinitely binds the current and all future owners until it is extinguished, so it is the land, and the landowner, that is burdened by the encumbrance or restriction. See estate.
  3. (Nautical) The amount of cargo that a vessel can carry.
mass
(Physics) A property of matter equal to the measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body that partly determines the body's resistance to changes in the speed or direction of its motion. The mass of an object is not dependent on gravity and therefore is different from but proportional to its weight.
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  1. (Physics) A property of matter equal to the measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body that partly determines the body's resistance to changes in the speed or direction of its motion. The mass of an object is not dependent on gravity and therefore is different from but proportional to its weight.
  2. A unified body of matter with no specific shape:
  3. A lump or aggregate of coherent material:
density
The degree of optical opacity of a medium or material, as of a photographic negative.
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  1. The degree of optical opacity of a medium or material, as of a photographic negative.
  2. (Physics) Ratio of the mass of an object to its volume
  3. The mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature.
adiposity
The state of being fat; obesity
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  1. The state of being fat; obesity
  2. A tendency to become obese
ponderousness
The quality of being ponderous.
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  1. The quality of being ponderous.
tonnage
The carrying capacity of a ship, expressed in register tons
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  1. The carrying capacity of a ship, expressed in register tons
  2. The capacity of a merchant ship in units of 100 cubic feet.
  3. The number of tons of water that a ship displaces when afloat.
ballast
An electrical device used to supply and regulate electricity in fluorescent lamps, mercury-vapor lamps, etc.
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  1. An electrical device used to supply and regulate electricity in fluorescent lamps, mercury-vapor lamps, etc.
  2. Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads.
  3. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability.
substance
That which has mass and occupies space; matter.
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  1. That which has mass and occupies space; matter.
  2. Density; body:
  3. Solid quality; substantial character
counterbalance
A weight used to balance another weight; counterpoise
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  1. A weight used to balance another weight; counterpoise
  2. A force or influence equally counteracting another.
  3. (Figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
counterweight
A weight used as a counterbalance.
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  1. A weight used as a counterbalance.
  2. A force or influence equally counteracting another.
  3. A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
counterpoise
A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
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  1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
  2. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
  3. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
ballast
Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability.
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  1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability.
  2. Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads.
  3. Crushed rock or gravel, as that placed between and below railroad ties
paperweight
(Slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.
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  1. (Slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.
  2. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty (now, highly collectable) object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
  3. A small, heavy, often decorative object that is placed on loose papers to hold them down.
stone
Rock or a piece of rock shaped or finished for a particular purpose, especially:
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  1. Rock or a piece of rock shaped or finished for a particular purpose, especially:
  2. A piece of rock that is used in construction:
  3. (Short for) precious stone
rock
Broken pieces of any size of such stone
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  1. Broken pieces of any size of such stone
  2. A piece of such material; a stone.
  3. Rock candy.
sinker
A person or thing that sinks
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  1. A person or thing that sinks
  2. (Baseball) A pitched ball that drops downward sharply as it reaches home plate
  3. One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.
anchor
An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition.
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  1. An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition.
  2. A major retail store, corporate headquarters, etc. that stabilizes or stimulates the economic activity of the shopping center, office building, etc. where it is located
  3. A heavy object, usually a shaped iron weight with flukes, lowered by cable or chain to the bottom of a body of water to keep a vessel from drifting
plumb
A device consisting of a lead weight (plumb bob) hung at the end of a line (plumb line), used to determine how deep water is or whether a wall, etc. is vertical
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  1. A device consisting of a lead weight (plumb bob) hung at the end of a line (plumb line), used to determine how deep water is or whether a wall, etc. is vertical
sandbag
A small, narrow bag filled with sand and used as a bludgeon
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  1. A small, narrow bag filled with sand and used as a bludgeon
influence
A person, group, or thing that has influence
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  1. A person, group, or thing that has influence
  2. A person who exerts such power:
  3. The action or effect of such power
authority
The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
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  1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
  2. Power to influence or persuade resulting from knowledge or experience:
  3. Power or influence resulting from knowledge, prestige, etc.
sway
Influence or control:
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  1. Influence or control:
  2. Influence, force, or control
  3. Sovereign power or authority; rule; dominion
heaviness
A heavy quality or state
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  1. A heavy quality or state
  2. The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
heftiness
The property of being hefty.
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  1. The property of being hefty.
massiveness
The property of being massive.
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  1. The property of being massive.
ponderousness
The quality of being ponderous.
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  1. The quality of being ponderous.
weightiness
The quality of being weighty
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  1. The quality of being weighty
avoirdupois
Avoirdupois weight.
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  1. Avoirdupois weight.
  2. (Informal) Weight or heaviness, especially of a person.
onus
A difficult or unpleasant task, duty, etc.; burden
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  1. A difficult or unpleasant task, duty, etc.; burden
  2. The burden of proof:
  3. Burden of proof
mass
The principal part; the majority:
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  1. The principal part; the majority:
  2. A unified body of matter with no specific shape:
  3. A lump or aggregate of coherent material:
preponderance
Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
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  1. Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
influence
A person, group, or thing that has influence
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  1. A person, group, or thing that has influence
  2. The action or effect of such power
  3. A person who exerts such power:
leverage
By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
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  1. By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
  2. Positional advantage; power to act effectively:
  3. Power to effect change; specif., strategic means of accomplishing some purpose
sway
Influence or control:
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  1. Influence or control:
  2. Sovereign power or authority; rule; dominion
  3. Influence, force, or control
clout
A blow, especially with the fist.
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  1. A blow, especially with the fist.
  2. Power or influence; esp., political power
  3. Influence; pull:
pull
The act, force, or result of pulling
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  1. The act, force, or result of pulling
  2. Drawing power; appeal
  3. (Slang) A means of gaining special advantage; influence:
force
Military, naval, or air power
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  1. Military, naval, or air power
  2. The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, strength, or active power:
  3. (Law) Binding power; validity
power
(Archaic) An armed force.
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  1. (Archaic) An armed force.
  2. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
  3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:
clout
A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.
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  1. A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.
  2. Influence; pull:
  3. Power; muscle.
muscle
A body tissue composed of sheets or bundles of cells that contract to produce movement or increase tension. Muscle cells contain filaments made of the proteins actin and myosin, which lie parallel to each other. When a muscle is signaled to contract, the actin and myosin filaments slide past each other in an overlapping pattern. &diamf3; Skeletal muscle effects voluntary movement and is made up of bundles of elongated cells (muscle fibers), each of which contains many nuclei. &diamf3; Smooth muscle provides the contractile force for the internal organs and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and each contains a single nucleus. &diamf3; Cardiac muscle makes up the muscle of the heart and consists of a meshwork of striated cells.
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  1. A body tissue composed of sheets or bundles of cells that contract to produce movement or increase tension. Muscle cells contain filaments made of the proteins actin and myosin, which lie parallel to each other. When a muscle is signaled to contract, the actin and myosin filaments slide past each other in an overlapping pattern. &diamf3; Skeletal muscle effects voluntary movement and is made up of bundles of elongated cells (muscle fibers), each of which contains many nuclei. &diamf3; Smooth muscle provides the contractile force for the internal organs and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and each contains a single nucleus. &diamf3; Cardiac muscle makes up the muscle of the heart and consists of a meshwork of striated cells.
  2. (Informal) Power or authority:
  3. (Informal) Power or influence, esp. when based on force or threats of force
concern
Regard for or interest in someone or something:
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  1. Regard for or interest in someone or something:
  2. A matter of interest or importance to one; that which relates to or affects one; affair; matter; business
  3. Interest in or regard for a person or thing
concernment
That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest.
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  1. That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest.
  2. Concern; participation; interposition
  3. Importance; moment; consequence
consequence
Importance as a cause or influence
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  1. Importance as a cause or influence
  2. Importance in rank; influence
  3. Significance; importance:
import
A product brought in the course of commerce into a country other than the one in which it originated
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  1. A product brought in the course of commerce into a country other than the one in which it originated
  2. Importance; significance:
  3. Importance
importance
(Obs.) A matter or consequence
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  1. (Obs.) A matter or consequence
  2. The state or quality of being important; significance; consequence
  3. Personal status; standing:
moment
A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction:
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  1. A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction:
  2. A particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments:
  3. An occasion affording an opportunity:
significance
A meaning that is expressed or implied:
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  1. A meaning that is expressed or implied:
  2. The state or quality of being significant:
  3. Importance; consequence; moment
weightiness
The quality of being weighty
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  1. The quality of being weighty
burden
To put a burden on; load; weigh down; oppress
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  1. To put a burden on; load; weigh down; oppress
  2. To cause difficulty or distress to; distress or oppress.
  3. To load or overload.
charge
To add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
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  1. To add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
  2. To load to capacity; fill:
  3. To excite; rouse:
cumber
To burden in a troublesome way
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  1. To burden in a troublesome way
  2. To hinder by obstruction or interference; hamper
  3. (Dated) To slow down, to hinder, to burden.
encumber
To hold back the motion or action of, as with a burden; hinder; hamper
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  1. To hold back the motion or action of, as with a burden; hinder; hamper
  2. To add a legal claim or other obligation
  3. To load or weigh down, as with claims, debts, etc.; burden
freight
To transport as or send by freight
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  1. To transport as or send by freight
  2. To load with freight
  3. To load; burden
lade
To load with or as if with cargo.
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  1. To load with or as if with cargo.
  2. To burden or oppress; weigh down.
  3. To load
load
To receive a load:
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  1. To receive a load:
  2. To add extra or excessive costs, profits, etc. to
  3. To charge a firearm with ammunition.
saddle
To load or burden; encumber:
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  1. To load or burden; encumber:
  2. To load or encumber, as with a burden
  3. To impose as a burden, obligation, etc.
tax
To require to pay a percentage of income, property value, etc. for the support of a government
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  1. To require to pay a percentage of income, property value, etc. for the support of a government
  2. To accuse; charge
  3. To assess a tax on (income, property, purchases, etc.)
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  • The boxes were heavy, so carrying two of them was too much weight to handle.

  • They needed to gain a little weight before they would be released from the hospital, though.

  • He exercised enough and his weight was perfect.

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  • Darian shouted, staggering beneath the weight of his magic.

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