overburden
English Thesaurus
1. an excessive burden (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | burden, load, loading, |
| definition | : | weight to be borne or conveyed (noun.artifact) |
2. the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | ground, land, soil, |
| definition | : | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) (noun.object) |
3. burden with too much work or responsibility (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | burden, charge, saddle, |
| definition | : | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication) |
4. load with excessive weight (verb.contact)
5. an excessive burden (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | clog, overload, |
| definition | : | fill to excess so that function is impaired (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | overburden, |
| definition | : | burden with too much work or responsibility (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | overburden, |
| definition | : | load with excessive weight (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | overload, |
| definition | : | become overloaded (verb.contact) |
6. burden with too much work or responsibility (verb.communication)
7. an excessive burden (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | clog, overload, |
| definition | : | fill to excess so that function is impaired (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | overburden, |
| definition | : | burden with too much work or responsibility (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | overburden, |
| definition | : | load with excessive weight (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | overload, |
| definition | : | become overloaded (verb.contact) |
8. burden with too much work or responsibility (verb.communication)
Visual ArtiKata
Explore overburden in ArtiKata.com >