cumber /kumˈbər/

1. To trouble or hinder with something useless
2. To get in the way of
3. To occupy obstructively

1. An encumbrance
2. Cumbering

cumˈbered adjective

1. Hampered
2. Obstructed

cumˈberer noun

cumˈberless adjective

Unencumbered

cumˈberment noun

cumˈbersome adjective

Unwieldy, awkward, unmanageable

cumˈbrance noun

1. An encumbrance
2. Hindrance, burden

cumˈbrous adjective

1. Hindering
2. Obstructing
3. Unwieldy

cumˈbrously adverb

cumˈbrousness noun

cumˈber-ground noun (Bible)

A useless thing

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