8.2.9 Weigh

Use this domain for words related to weighing something.

Louw Nida Codes: 
86 Weight
86B Pound, Talent
  • What words refer to weighing something?
    weigh,
  • What words refer to the weight of something?
    weight, mass,
  • What words refer to a unit of weight?
    ounce, pound, ton, milligram, centigram, decigram, gram, dekagram, kilo, kilogram, metric ton, kiloton, megaton, atomic weight, carat, dram, grain, hundredweight, pennyweight, stone, talent, gross weight, net weight,
  • What words indicate that something is a particular weight?
    is, weigh, how heavy, weigh in at,
  • What instruments are used to weigh something?
    scale, balance, weight,
  • What words describe a system of weights?
    apothecary, avoirdupois, metric, troy,
  • What words refer to how much weight something can support without breaking or falling?
    support, carry, hold, load, weight, pressure,

    • 8.2.9.1 Heavy

    Use this domain for words related to being heavy.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    86A Heavy, Light
  • What words describe something that is heavy?
    heavy, burdensome, cumbersome, cumbrous, heavyweight, hefty, lumpish, massive, overweight, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty,
  • What words describe something that is very heavy?
    weigh a ton,
  • What words refer to something that is heavy?
    a weight,
  • What words refer to something becoming heavy?
    gain weight, put on weight,
  • What words refer to making something heavy?
    weigh down, weight (v),
  • What words describe something that has been made heavy?
    weighted,
  • What words refer to being heavier than another thing?
    heavier, heaviest,

    • 8.2.9.2 Light in weight

    Use this domain for words related to being light in weight.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    86A Heavy, Light
  • What words describe something that is light?
    light, light, lightness, airy, buoyant, ethereal, lightweight, porous, spongy, underweight,
  • What words describe something that is very light?
    light as a feather, weightless,
  • What words refer to something becoming light?
    lose weight, work something off, work off some of this weight,
  • What words refer to making something light?
    make something lighter, lighten,
  • What words describe something that has been made light?
    lightened,
  • What words refer to being lighter than another thing?
    lighter, lightest,
  • What words indicate how light something is?
    how light, be (two pounds) (too) light,