| Pronunciation: | | 'meyk`weyt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
- [n] anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
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MAKEWEIGHT is a 10 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | filler |
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| | See Also: | | stuff, sundries, sundry, weight, whatchamacallit, whatsis |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Make"weight`\, n.
That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something
of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
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