|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Noun weighing has 1 sense
- deliberation, weighing, advisement - careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
--1 is a kind of consideration
--1 has particulars: think
Verb weigh has 5 senses
- weigh - have a certain weight
--1 is one way to measure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- consider, count, weigh - show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
Sample sentence:
They weigh their earnings this year
- weigh, librate - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
--3 is one way to quantify, measure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- count, matter, weigh - have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
It ----s that CLAUSE
- weigh, press - to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
--5 is one way to count, matter, weigh
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
|