Wordsmith / FRANK KRISHNER
Every year, just as the school-year begins, you will hear parents talking about the heavy loads that their children have to carry to school. You may also complain about heavy homework!
Heavy is the opposite of light.
Every year, just as the school-year begins, you will hear parents talking about the heavy loads that their children have to carry to school. You may also complain about heavy homework!
Heavy is the opposite of light.
Something is heavy if it weighs a lot.
Movers lift and carry heavy furniture and heavy boxes.
Coolies at railway stations carry heavy loads on their heads.
Heavy can also mean more than usual. Then it is the opposite of slight or thin. The heavy traffic caused us to come to a standstill. The heavy rainfall floods most of North Bihar. Heavy can also mean having great density. Her heavy hair needs to be trimmed.
We can also call something heavy if it is difficult or hard to bear. You can speak of a heavy responsibility and a heavy duty. They are not trivial. Her heart was heavy with grief. Heavy-hearted means unhappy or depressed.
Cumbersome means heavy and awkward, hard to carry or move. The cumbersome statue was finally brought into the museum.
Ponderous describes something that is not only heavy but very large, massive, or dull. Many old pieces of furniture are ponderous. Many students say that the novel “War and Peace” is ponderous.
Weighty and burdensome mean very heavy. Weighty can also mean or very serious or important. Packages can be weighty. A judge’s words may be weighty. The President delivered a weighty speech to the nation.
Thick can describe something that is heavily built or something that is very dense. Thick is the opposite of thin. A baseball bat is thicker at one end than the other. It would be hard to push your way through a thick crowd. The artist painted a picture of a thick forest.
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Heavy -handed
Heavy can also mean more than usual. Then it is the opposite of slight or thin. The heavy traffic caused us to come to a standstill. The heavy rainfall floods most of North Bihar. Heavy can also mean having great density. Her heavy hair needs to be trimmed.
We can also call something heavy if it is difficult or hard to bear. You can speak of a heavy responsibility and a heavy duty. They are not trivial. Her heart was heavy with grief. Heavy-hearted means unhappy or depressed.
Cumbersome means heavy and awkward, hard to carry or move. The cumbersome statue was finally brought into the museum.
Ponderous describes something that is not only heavy but very large, massive, or dull. Many old pieces of furniture are ponderous. Many students say that the novel “War and Peace” is ponderous.
Weighty and burdensome mean very heavy. Weighty can also mean or very serious or important. Packages can be weighty. A judge’s words may be weighty. The President delivered a weighty speech to the nation.
Thick can describe something that is heavily built or something that is very dense. Thick is the opposite of thin. A baseball bat is thicker at one end than the other. It would be hard to push your way through a thick crowd. The artist painted a picture of a thick forest.
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Heavy -handed
A person is heavy- handed, when he or she is clumsy or oppressive. A heavy handed person is not tactful. A heavy-handed headmaster may expel a student for not doing his homework. From this expression comes the modern use of ‘heavy’ to describe a villain or antagonist in a play or movie.
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