Burthen vs. Burden
Burthennoun
The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.
Burthennoun
archaic spelling of burden
Burthenverb
archaic spelling of burden
Burthennoun
See Burden.
Burthennoun
a variant of `burden'
Burthenverb
weight down with a load
Burdennoun
A heavy load.
Burdennoun
A responsibility, onus.
Burdennoun
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
Burdennoun
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
Burdennoun
(mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
Burdennoun
(metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
Burdennoun
A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
Burdennoun
A birth.
Burdennoun
(medicine) The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or the such present in an organism.
Burdennoun
(music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
Burdennoun
The drone of a bagpipe.
Burdennoun
(obsolete) Theme, core idea.
Burdenverb
(transitive) To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word).
Burdenverb
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
Burdennoun
That which is borne or carried; a load.
Burdennoun
That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
Burdennoun
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
Burdennoun
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
Burdennoun
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
Burdennoun
A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
Burdennoun
A birth.
Burdennoun
The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer.
Burdennoun
The drone of a bagpipe.
Burdennoun
A club.
Burdenverb
To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
Burdenverb
To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
Burdenverb
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
Burdennoun
an onerous or difficult concern;
Burdennoun
weight to be borne or conveyed
Burdennoun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Burdennoun
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
Burdenverb
weight down with a load
Burdenverb
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to;
