| burden | (noun) weight to be borne or conveyed | Synonyms: load, loading |
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| (noun) the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse | - |
| (noun) an onerous or difficult concern | Synonyms: encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus |
| (noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | Synonyms: core, effect, essence, gist |
| churchwarden | (noun) an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters | - |
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| den | (noun) a room that is comfortable and secluded | - |
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| (noun) a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts | - |
| (noun) the habitation of wild animals | Synonyms: lair |
| (noun) a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | Synonyms: hideaway, hideout |
| garden | (noun) a plot of ground where plants are cultivated | - |
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| (noun) a yard or lawn adjoining a house | - |
| (noun) the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden | - |
| gulden | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: Dutch florin, florin, guilder |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: florin, guilder |
| handmaiden | (noun) a personal maid or female attendant | Synonyms: handmaid |
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| (noun) in a subordinate position | Synonyms: handmaid, servant |
| hoyden | (noun) a girl who behaves in a boyish manner | Synonyms: romp, tomboy |
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| linden | (noun) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | Synonyms: basswood, lime, lime tree, linden tree |
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| (noun) soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork | Synonyms: basswood |
| maiden | (noun) an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) | Synonyms: maid |
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| (noun) (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored | Synonyms: maiden over |
| menhaden | (noun) shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer | Synonyms: Brevoortia tyrannis |
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| midden | (noun) a heap of dung or refuse | Synonyms: dunghill, muckheap, muckhill |
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| (noun) (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement | Synonyms: eitchen midden, kitchen midden |
| overburden | (noun) an excessive burden | Synonyms: overload |
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| (noun) the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits | - |
| warden | (noun) the chief official in charge of a prison | - |
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| wiesenboden | (noun) a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions | - |
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