Weigh
71weigh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. measure (weight); lift, heft; balance, scale, counterbalance; examine, ponder, consider, mull over, estimate; tell, count; weigh down, be heavy, drag, load, press; oppress, burden, depress;… …
72weigh on — be a weight or pressure on someone or something, worry or upset someone The pressure of her exams has begun to weigh upon my sister …
73weigh on — be depressing or burdensome to. → weigh …
74weigh — v 1. put on the scales, try in the balance, balance, determine the heaviness of; Inf. tip the balance, Inf. tip the scales at; measure, gauge, quantify. 2. consider, contemplate, think over, turn over in one s mind, give thought to, mull over;… …
75weigh — Kaupaona, ana kaumaha, ana paona, mahiki. To weigh anchor, huki i ka heleuma …
76Weigh in motion — (WIM) devices are designed to capture and record truck axle weights and gross vehicle weights as they drive over a sensor. Unlike older static weigh stations, current WIM systems do not require the subject trucks to stop, making them much more… …
77Weigh-house — n.; pl. {Weigh houses}. A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed. [1913 Webster] …
78Weigh-houses — Weigh house Weigh house , n.; pl. {Weigh houses}. A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed. [1913 Webster] …
79weigh your words — phrase to think carefully about how you want to say something Thesaurus: to be carefulsynonym Main entry: weigh * * * weigh your ˈwords idiom to choose your words carefully so that you say exactly what you mean • …
80Weigh anchor — is a nautical term indicating the final preparation of a sea vessel for getting underway. Weighing anchor literally means raising the anchor of the vessel from the sea floor and pulling it up to the side of the vessel after the engines have been… …
