A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downtrampling
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
gabrilowitsch
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gentlewomanly
gentlewomanly
adj
Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
heartwounding
hollingsworth
interwwrought
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
mcknightstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
partridgewood
sparrowtongue
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
stuffgownsman
twaddlemonger
twaddlemonger
noun
(rare, humorous, derogatory) one who writes or publishes twaddle
unwithholding
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
wellingtonian
wellingtonian
Noun
A resident of Wellington, New Zealand.
wilmingtonian
woolgathering
woolgathering
noun
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.