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.
cushionflower
dawsoniaceous
growingupness
harpwaytuning
heartwounding
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
interwwrought
measuringworm
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
nonoutlawries
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
scutcheonwise
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
subwardenship
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swinburnesque
unbewildering
unbewildering
adj
Not bewildering.
verb
present participle of unbewilder
unbowdlerized
unbowdlerized
adj
Not bowdlerized.
undersweeping
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unfaithworthy
ungloweringly
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
unindwellable
uninterviewed
uninterviewed
adj
Not interviewed
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
unknowingness
unknowingness
noun
The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unrewardingly
unrewardingly
adv
In an unrewarding manner.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unstewardlike
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
unwanderingly
unwarlikeness
unwarlikeness
noun
The quality of being unwarlike.
unweariedness
unweariedness
noun
The quality of being unwearied.
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unwesternized
unwesternized
adj
Not westernized.
unwhimsically
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
unwillfulness
unwillfulness
noun
Alternative form of unwilfulness
unwillingness
unwillingness
noun
The property of being unwilling.
unwishfulness
unwishfulness
noun
(very rare) The state or condition of being unwishful.
unwistfulness
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithholding
unwittingness
unwittingness
noun
Quality of being unwitting.
unwomanliness
unwomanliness
noun
The state or condition of being unwomanly.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
