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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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 | - |
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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