Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cumbrance — index burden, weight (burden) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cumbrance — [kum′brəns] n. a troublesome burden … English World dictionary
cumbrance — /kum breuhns/, n. 1. trouble; bother. 2. burden; encumbrance. [1275 1325; ME combraunce, aph. var. of ACOMBRAUNCE defeat, harassment; see ENCUMBRANCE] * * * … Universalium
cumbrance — cum·brance … English syllables
cumbrance — /ˈkʌmbrəns/ (say kumbruhns) noun 1. trouble. 2. encumbrance …
cumbrance — ˈkəmbrən(t)s noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English cumbraunce, combraunce, from cumbren, combren to cumber + aunce ance : encumbrance, trouble … Useful english dictionary
burden — bur·den n 1: something that is a duty, obligation, or responsibility the prosecution has the burden of proving every element of the offense the statute imposes undue burden s burden of pleading the necessary elements 2 … Law dictionary
weight — I (burden) noun care, cumbrance, duty, encumbrance, incubus, liability, load, mass, obligation, onus, oppression, ponderousness, pressure, responsibility II (credibility) noun belief, certainty, confidence, credence, credibleness, credit, faith,… … Law dictionary
Deuteronomy 1 — 1 These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 (There are eleven days journey from Horeb by… … The King James version of the Bible
bale — Synonyms and related words: aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, bind up, bindle, bitterness, bleeding heart, bolt, bouquet, broken heart, budget, bundle, bundle up, burden, burdening, burthen, cargo, charge, charging, crushing, cumber,… … Moby Thesaurus
