The Clue
Scale reading (6 letter answer)
The Answer
WEIGHT
Tags
Notes
The answer WEIGHT is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
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Definition
WEIGHT as a noun:
1. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
2. (weight, free weight, exercising weight) = sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
3. (weight, weightiness) = the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"
4. an artifact that is heavy
5. an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
6. (system of weights, weight) = a system of units used to express the weight of something
7. (weight unit, weight) = a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
8. (weight, weighting) = (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
WEIGHT as a verb:
1. (burden, burthen, weight, weight down) = weight down with a load
2. (slant, angle, weight) = present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"