Hypernyms for "weight"
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apothecaries'' unit
apothecaries'' weight
arroba
avoirdupois
avoirdupois weight
balance
barbell
bob
body weight
burden
cattie
catty
counterbalance
counterpoise
counterweight
crith
dead weight
dumbbell
equaliser
equalizer
frail
heaviness
last
lightness
load
loading
makeweight
maund
obolus
oka
overburden
paperweight
picul
plumb
pood
poundage
rotl
saddle
sinker
tael
tare
throw-weight
tod
troy
troy unit
troy weight
weightiness
weightlessness
welterweight
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.