makeweight

[ meyk-weyt ]

/ ˈmeɪkˌweɪt /

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noun

something put in a scale to complete a required weight.

anything added to supply a lack.

Origin of makeweight

First recorded in 1685–95; make¹ + weight

Words nearby makeweight

make up one's mind, make up to, make use of, make waves, make way, makeweight, make whoopee, make with, make-work, Makeyevka, Makhachkala

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Example sentences from the Web for makeweight

They are men of prudence, and persuade E. to go with them, as a makeweight.
Some Private Views|James Payn
They will all wish to make of us a makeweight candle, when they are making out their pounds.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI)|Various
They therefore subscribed a half-dollar piece each, in coin, as a sort of makeweight.
On the Spanish Main|John Masefield
Into scales of doubt, equally balanced, he should be ready to throw his lyre, as a makeweight.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.|Various

Yon apple was meant to live an' bear fruit; the bonny apple's juist the makeweight.
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

British Dictionary definitions for makeweight

makeweight

/ (ˈmeɪkˌweɪt) /

noun

something put on a scale to make up a required weight

an unimportant person or thing added to make up a lack

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单词	makeweight
释义	makeweight [ meyk-weyt ] / ˈmeɪkˌweɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR makeweight ON THESAURUS.COM noun something put in a scale to complete a required weight. anything added to supply a lack. Origin of makeweight First recorded in 1685–95; make¹ + weight Words nearby makeweight make up one's mind, make up to, make use of, make waves, make way, makeweight, make whoopee, make with, make-work, Makeyevka, Makhachkala Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for makeweight They are men of prudence, and persuade E. to go with them, as a makeweight. Some Private Views\|James Payn They will all wish to make of us a makeweight candle, when they are making out their pounds. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI)\|Various They therefore subscribed a half-dollar piece each, in coin, as a sort of makeweight. On the Spanish Main\|John Masefield Into scales of doubt, equally balanced, he should be ready to throw his lyre, as a makeweight. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.\|Various Yon apple was meant to live an' bear fruit; the bonny apple's juist the makeweight. Captivity\|M. Leonora Eyles British Dictionary definitions for makeweight makeweight / (ˈmeɪkˌweɪt) / noun something put on a scale to make up a required weight an unimportant person or thing added to make up a lack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to makeweight accompaniment, consummation, rest, supplement, enhancement, total, completion, capacity, entirety, totality, quota, augmentation, aggregate, remainder, correlate, counterpart, addition, correlative, balance, enrichment
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makeweight

noun

Origin of makeweight

Words nearby makeweight

Example sentences from the Web for makeweight

British Dictionary definitions for makeweight

noun

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