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.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
harpwaytuning
hearthwarming
heartwounding
hollingsworth
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".
interwhistled
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
interwwrought
mcknightstown
mechanicstown
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
otherwiseness
otherwiseness
noun
(philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
preworthiness
scutcheonwise
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
thankworthily
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
unfaithworthy
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithholding
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
weatherliness
weatherliness
noun
(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
wheelabrating
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
whitefieldian
winterishness
withdrawnness
withdrawnness
noun
The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
woolgathering
woolgathering
noun
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
wordsworthian
wordsworthian
Noun
A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850)