gravitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡræv.ə.ti/us/ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/gravity noun [ U ] (FORCE)
the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground:
the laws of gravity
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The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- biophilia
- cosmologist
- cosmology
- eolian
- ether
- evapotranspiration
- geocentric
- globe
- heaven
- landslide
- macrocosm
- mid-air
- slide
- terra firma
- terrestrial
- the cosmos
- the mesosphere
- the troposphere
- universe
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gravity noun [ U ] (SERIOUS)
seriousness:
I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation.
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Serious and severe
- acute
- chronic
- critical
- critically
- desperate
- dire
- egregious
- grievous
- heaviness
- heavy
- mortal
- serious
- seriously
- severely
- severity
- stiff
- stiffness
- swingeing
- terminal
- utmost
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