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- [kuhm-ber]
- /ˈkʌm bər/
- /ˈkʌm.bə(r)/
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- [kuhm-ber]
- /ˈkʌm bər/
Definitions of cumber word
- verb cumber to obstruct or hinder 3
- verb cumber to inconvenience 3
- noun cumber a hindrance or burden 3
- verb transitive cumber to hinder by obstruction or interference; hamper 3
- verb transitive cumber to burden in a troublesome way 3
- verb transitive cumber to perplex or distress 3
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Origin of cumber
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English cumbre (noun), cumbren (v.), aphetic variant of acumbren to harass, defeat; see encumber
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Parts of speech for Cumber
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cumber popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cumber
verb cumber
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
noun cumber
- weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- deadweight — (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
Antonyms for cumber
verb cumber
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
noun cumber
- discumber — (archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
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