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heavy
adverb(heav-y)slowly as if burdened by much weight
Synonyms: heavily,
Examples:
Time hung heavy on their hands.
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adjective(heav-y)slow and laborious because of weight
Examples:
The heavy tread of tired troops.
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adjective(heav-y)of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Examples:
Heavy matters of state.
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adjective(heav-y)requiring or showing effort
Examples:
Heavy breathing.
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adjective(heav-y)full of; bearing great weight
Synonyms: weighed down,
Examples:
Trees heavy with fruit.
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adjective(heav-y)darkened by clouds
Examples:
A heavy sky.
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adjective(heav-y)(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
Examples:
The clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated.
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adjective(heav-y)in an advanced stage of pregnancy
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adjective(heav-y)usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Synonyms: fleshy, overweight,
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adjective(heav-y)permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
Synonyms: dense, impenetrable,
Examples:
Heavy fog.
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adjective(heav-y)(of sleep) deep and complete
Examples:
A heavy sleep.
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adjective(heav-y)given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Synonyms: hard, intemperate,
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adjective(heav-y)characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome,
Examples:
Heavy work.
Heavy going.
Heavy going.
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noun(heav-y)an actor who plays villainous roles
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noun(heav-y)a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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adjective(heav-y)dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
Examples:
A heavy pudding.
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adjective(heav-y)large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
Examples:
A heavy truck.
Heavy machinery.
Heavy machinery.
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adjective(heav-y)made of fabric having considerable thickness
Examples:
A heavy coat.
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adjective(heav-y)marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
A heavy heart.
A heavy schedule.
Heavy news.
A heavy silence.
Heavy eyelids.
A heavy schedule.
Heavy news.
A heavy silence.
Heavy eyelids.
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adjective(heav-y)(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
Examples:
Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'.
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adjective(heav-y)of comparatively great physical weight or density
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
A heavy load.
Lead is a heavy metal.
Heavy mahogany furniture.
Lead is a heavy metal.
Heavy mahogany furniture.
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adjective(heav-y)of great intensity or power or force
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
A heavy blow.
The fighting was heavy.
Heavy seas.
The fighting was heavy.
Heavy seas.
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adjective(heav-y)of relatively large extent and density
Examples:
A heavy line.
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adjective(heav-y)(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
Heavy hydrogen.
Heavy water.
Heavy water.
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adjective(heav-y)sharply inclined
Examples:
A heavy grade.
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adjective(heav-y)unusually great in degree or quantity or number
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
Heavy taxes.
A heavy fine.
Heavy casualties.
Heavy losses.
Heavy rain.
Heavy traffic.
A heavy fine.
Heavy casualties.
Heavy losses.
Heavy rain.
Heavy traffic.
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(heav-y)of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
Heavy artillery.
Heavy infantry.
A heavy cruiser.
Heavy guns.
Heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries.
Heavy infantry.
A heavy cruiser.
Heavy guns.
Heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries.