Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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load | Yes | No | Yes | No |
burden | Yes | No | Yes | No |
load (noun) | burden (noun) |
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weight to be borne or conveyed | weight to be borne or conveyed |
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents | the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse |
goods carried by a large vehicle | an onerous or difficult concern |
electrical device to which electrical power is delivered | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
an onerous or difficult concern | |
a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks | |
the power output of a generator or power plant | |
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time | |
an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate |
load (verb) | burden (verb) |
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corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
fill or place a load on | weight down with a load |
provide (a device) with something necessary | |
put (something) on a structure or conveyance | |
transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory |