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weight
What does weight mean?
weight (noun): the downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce weight?
/weɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does weight come from?
From Middle English weight, weiȝte, weght, wight, from Old English wiht, ġewiht (“weight”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to weight
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “weight” mean?
the person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel
Not quite: that's what captain means.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Not quite: that's what collection means.
a structure built or serving as an abode of human beings
Not quite: that's what house means.
the downwards force an object experiences due to gravity
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