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      burden
      noun
      A heavy load.
      A responsibility, onus.
      A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
      The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
      (medicine) The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
      (mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
      (metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
      A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
      (music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
      The drone of a bagpipe.
      Theme, core idea.
      (blasting) The distance between rows of blastholes parallel to the major free face (i.e. face of the excavation)
      A surname.
      A minor city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.
      A village in Erpeldange commune, Luxembourg (French spelling).
      (obsolete, rare) A birth.
      verb
      (transitive) To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
      (transitive) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
      Synonyms for burden
      onusnburthennloadnencumbrancenweightnchargenencumbervcumbrancenovertasktaxingadj
      Words related to burden
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