what does makeweight mean?
MAKEWEIGHT as NOUN
- 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
- 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)
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