heaviness

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as in weight
the amount that something weighs the numbers on the back of each sample indicate the heaviness of the carpeting material

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Noun
  • Municipalities turned to these substances as an alternative to chlorine, because chlorine’s byproducts in water have been associated with possible adverse health effects such as elevated risks of colon and bladder cancer, low birth weight, and miscarriage.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Body weight Your body weight can affect how soft or firm a mattress feels.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • These bites are great for kids and adults alike and can be made in bulk and stored in the freezer.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But the former linebacker has kept the broad shoulders and barrel chest of his pro football days, a bulk that might help the Dallas congressman bear the weight now pressing down on him.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020
Noun
  • But every morning, in those obscure beats by which the light and solidity of day replace the liquid remnants of dream, the reality of his situation would return to him and drain his heart of any comfort sleep had brought.
    Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Looking back on his side’s 2-0 victory against Aston Villa, Mikel Arteta will surely see the positives in their pressing approach in the first half, their solidity in winning their duels and the effectiveness of Arsenal’s right-side combinations.
    Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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“Heaviness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaviness. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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