Clues for the word "WEIGHT"
We've had 43 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 46 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 24, 2025.
Definition of weight
- v. t. - The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.
- v. t. - The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds.
- v. t. - Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
- v. t. - Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.
- v. t. - A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
- v. t. - A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
- v. t. - A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
- v. t. - The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- v. t. - To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
- v. t. - To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
Referring Clues
- Shipping concern
- Scale reading
- Import
- Pound, for example
- Loser's concern?
- Postage determiner
- Dieter's watchword
- What carats measure
- A dieter may drop it
- Importance
- Statistic for a 14-Across
- Part of a BMI calculation
- Baseball card stat
- Boxer's stat
- Datum on a birth announcement
- Hack ______ ( Skip's command)
- Jockey's concern
- Scale's reading
- Confidential statistic
- Heaviness
- What a bathroom scale measures
- Pounds
- Maybe stone or white rocks round gulf
- Point to a figure there's a slim chance of reducing?
- Importance of delay for an auditor
- Gravitational pull
- The measure taken indicates the gravity of the matter
- Heavy load - preponderance
- Heavy object with 17 and 24's product
- Handicap - or talent?
- Importance of the wig in disguise
- Dumbbell, e.g.
- See 12
- Importance of English invasion of the island
- Reportedly delay mass
- Trouble with crew
- Influence delay in hearing
- We start to figure it may be a stone
- One may be heavily involved in watching this
- Point to a figure there's a slim chance of reducing?
- The importance of gravity
- Package measurement
- Figure that's roughly six times less on the moon
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 24, 2025
- New York Times - November 10, 2024
- New York Times - August 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 25, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 25, 2023
- Universal - November 10, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 21, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - June 25, 2017
- Family Time - April 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 04, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - January 04, 2017
- Canadiana - June 06, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - January 14, 2016
- New York Times - October 23, 2015
- New York Times - September 08, 2015
- Universal - July 23, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 18, 2014
- Guardian Everyman - October 06, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - November 26, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - September 25, 2012
- Onion A.V. Club - August 01, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 15, 2012
- Guardian Quick - December 12, 2011
- Netword - January 09, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 02, 2010
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 09, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - April 14, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - November 27, 2008
- Guardian Quick - September 05, 2008
- And in 16 more crossword puzzles...