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11-letter words containing eig

  • sleigh ride — trip on a sledge
  • sovereignly — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  • sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
  • spot height — the elevation of a certain point.
  • strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
  • troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
  • under-weighunder weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.
  • underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
  • unfeignedly — in a genuine manner
  • unfreighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
  • unsovereign — a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.
  • unweighting — the action of minimizing the pressure of body weight on a ski before a turn by briefly bending down or straightening up
  • weigh a ton — If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
  • weighbridge — a platform scale that stands flush with a road and is used for weighing trucks, livestock, etc.
  • weight belt — a belt worn to control a diver's buoyancy under water, on which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.
  • weight down — If you weight something down, you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily.
  • weight loss — slimming
  • weight room — weight-training gym
  • weightiness — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
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