weight :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. an artifact that is heavy

n. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

n. the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"

exercising weight

n. 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

weight unit

n. a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"

system of weights

n. a system of units used to express the weight of something

weighting

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

slant, angle

v. present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

burden, burthen, burden with, weight down

v. weight down with a load

hitch, interference, hindrance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance

n. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

hindrance, handicap, drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

obstacle

n. an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

yoke

n. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

cross

n. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

millstone

n. any load that is difficult to carry

air, strain, line, melody, tune, melodic phrase, melodic line

n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

import, consequence, moment

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

color, colour

v. modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"

touch, impact, affect, bear on, bear upon, touch on

v. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

bias, give a bias to

v. influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

unburden, disburden, remove the burden from, take the burden off

v. take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"

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