MAKEWEIGHT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
    Hypernyms(s) makeweight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • anything added to fill out a whole
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights
    Hypernyms(s) makeweight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)