burden
41burden — a parcel of fish (Scottish dialect). Also called back burden …
42burden — 1. noun /ˈbɜːdn,ˈbɝdn/ a) A heavy load. There were four or five men in the vault already, and I could hear more coming down the passage, and guessed from their heavy footsteps that they were carrying burdens. b) A responsibility, onus. 2. verb …
43bürden — bụ̈r|den <sw. V.; hat [mhd. bürden] (geh. veraltend): [auf]laden; aufbürden: alle Verantwortung auf jmdn. b …
44Burden — This interesting surname has a number of possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be of Norman origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066. It may derive from the Old French personal name Burdo (oblique case Burdon ), probably of …
45burden — Although used literally (Exod. 23:5, NRSV) for a heavy load (REB) it is also found in a metaphorical sense for something hard to bear (e.g. royal responsibilities, Hos. 8:10). Jesus does not inflict a heavy burden (Matt. 11:28–30). The word is… …
46burden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance; load, weight, encumbrance; charge; refrain. See gravity, repetition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something carried] Syn. load, weight, freight, pack; see freight 1 , load 1 , package 1 . 2.… …
47burden — noun 1》 a heavy load. 2》 a cause of hardship, worry, or grief. ↘the main responsibility for a task. 3》 a ship s carrying capacity. 4》 the main theme of a speech, book, or argument. 5》 archaic the refrain or chorus of a song. verb 1》 load… …
48burden — I. n.; (also burthen) 1. Load, weight. 2. Cargo, freight, lading. 3. Capacity, carrying capacity, tonnage. 4. Encumbrance, clog, impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, sorrow, affliction, drag weight, dead weight. 5. Chorus, refrain. 6.… …
49burden — 1. noun 1) a financial burden Syn: encumbrance, strain, care, problem, worry, difficulty, trouble, millstone; responsibility, onus, charge, duty, obligation, liability 2) they shouldered their burdens …
50burden — 1. noun a financial burden Syn: responsibility, onus, obligation, liability, trouble, care, problem, worry, strain 2. verb avoid burdening them with guilt Syn: oppress, trouble, worry, weigh down …
