n. - riches.

- being rich.

- (foll. By of) abundance. [old english]

n. - thing designed, used, or usable for inflicting bodily harm.

- means for gaining the advantage in a conflict. [old english]

n. Small flesh-eating mammal related to the stoat and ferret. [old english]

- word n. (usu. In pl.) Word that is intentionally ambiguous or misleading.

n. - person who weaves fabric.

- (in full weaver-bird) tropical bird building elaborately woven nests.

—adj. Done, produced, or occurring once a week. —adv. Once a week. —n. (pl. -ies) weekly newspaper or periodical.

n. Colloq. Sentimental or emotional film, play, etc.

n. Destructive beetle feeding esp. On grain. [low german]

colloq. —n. - act of urinating.

- urine. —v. (-wees, -weed) urinate. [origin unknown]

training n. Physical training using weights.

- —n. - force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation.

- heaviness of a body regarded as a property of it.

- a quantitative expression of a body's weight. B scale of such weights (troy weight).

- body of a known weight for use in weighing or weight training.

- heavy body, esp. As used in a mechanism etc.

- load or burden.

- influence, importance.

- athletics = *shot1 7. —v. - a attach a weight to. B hold down with a weight.

- (foll. By with) impede or burden. throw one's weight about (or around) colloq. Be unpleasantly self-assertive. Worth one's weight in gold very useful or helpful. [old english]

n. (pl. -s) colloq. Odd or eccentric person.