burden
/ˈbɜːdn̩/
A heavy load; A responsibility, onus; A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive
- plural
- burdens
Meanings
- 1
A heavy load
Everyone has their own burdens.
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The burden of risk is too great.
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- 2
A responsibility, onus
- 3
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive
- 4
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carryrare
- 5
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tinrare
- 6
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnacerare
- 7
A fixed quantity of certain commoditiesrare
- 8
A birthrare
- 9
The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organismrare
- 10
The distance between rows of blastholes parallel to the major free face — i.e. face of the excavationrare