Definition of burden
Nouns
an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"
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- encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus
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dead weight
an oppressive encumbrance
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fardel
a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
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imposition
an uncalled-for burden
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pill
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
weight to be borne or conveyed
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burthen
a variant of `burden'
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dead load
a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
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live load, superload
a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
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millstone
any load that is difficult to carry
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overburden, overload
an excessive burden
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overload
an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
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weight
an artifact that is heavy
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
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import, meaning, significance, signification
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Verbs
weight down with a load
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- burthen, weight, weight down
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unburden
take the burden off; remove the burden from
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overburden
load with excessive weight
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plumb
weight with lead
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saddle
load or burden; encumber
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charge
fill or load to capacity
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
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overburden
burden with too much work or responsibility
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bear down
exert a force or cause a strain upon
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deluge, flood out, overwhelm
charge someone with too many tasks
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adjure
command solemnly
Vocabulary Lists for burden
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
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- premeditate
- symbolising
- abase
- discern
- endue
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- embroider
- imbue
- ignominy
- decapitate
- scaffold
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
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- estranged
- scaffold
- gesticulate
- pillory
- stigma
- root canal
- scorekeeper
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- work shift
- take office
- Hale
- German ivy
- matt
- sleigh
- flats
- abate
- acrostic
- adamant
- adamantly
- alleviate
Clint Easwood - The New Yorker March 2010 (1) »(1536 words)
- crapper
- convolute
- self-reproof
- cowhand
- patness
Obama's Health Care Address to Congress »(844 words)
Obama's Health Care Address to Congress, made on...
- health care
- insurance
- insurance company
- affordable
- health insurance