| Main Entry: | ballast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something giving balance |
Synonyms: |
balance, brace, bracket, counterbalance, counterweight, equilibrium, sandbag, stability, stabilizer, support, weight |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to hold another thing securely |
Synonyms: |
ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grapnel, grappling iron, grip, hold, hook, kedge, mainstay, mooring, mud hook, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support |
| Main Entry: | freight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goods being shipped |
Synonyms: |
bales, ballast, bulk, burden, carriage, consignment, contents, conveyance, encumbrance, fardel, haul, lading, load, merchandise, pack, packages, payload, shipment, shipping, tonnage, transportation, wares, weight |
| Main Entry: | load |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burden, saddle |
Synonyms: |
arrange, ballast, bear, carry, charge, chock, choke, containerize, cram, fill, flood, freight, glut, gorge, heap, heap up, jam*, lade, lumber, mass, oversupply, pack, pile, pile it on, pile up, place, pour in, put aboard, ram in, stack, store, stow, stuff, surfeit, swamp, top, top off, weigh, weigh down, weight |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, benefit, bless, help |
| Main Entry: | poise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | balance, suspend |
Synonyms: |
ballast, be ready, brood, float, hang, hold, hover, position, stabilize, stand, steady, support, wait |
Antonyms: |
drop, fall |
| Main Entry: | stabilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or keep in steady state; make resistant to change |
Synonyms: |
balance, ballast, bolt, brace, buttress, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalize, fasten, firm, firm up, fix, freeze*, maintain, ossify, poise, preserve, prop, secure, set, settle, stabilitate, steady, stiffen, support, sustain, uphold |
Antonyms: |
change, shake, vary, weaken, wobble |
| Main Entry: | weight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heaviness |
Synonyms: |
G-factor, adiposity, avoirdupois, ballast, burden, density, gravity, gross, heft, heftiness, load, mass, measurement, net, ponderosity, ponderousness, poundage, pressure, substance, tonnage |
| Main Entry: | weight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to measure heaviness |
Synonyms: |
anchor, ballast, bob, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, mass, pendulum, plumb, plumb bob, poundage, pressure, rock, sandbag, sinker, stone |
| Main Entry: | counterpoise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counterweight |
Synonyms: |
balance, ballast, compensation, counteraction, equalization, equilibrium, offset, stabilization |
| Main Entry: | preponderancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weight |
Synonyms: |
G-factor, adiposity, avoirdupois, ballast, bulk, burden, density, gravity, gross*, heft, heftiness, load, mass, measurement, net, ponderosity, ponderousness, poundage, preponderance, pressure, substance, tonnage |