nounπShareA heavy load."The heavy backpack was a burden for the student walking home from school. "sufferingmindessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA responsibility, onus."Taking care of her younger siblings was a heavy burden for Sarah. "jobworkbusinesssocietyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive."The heavy workload was a significant burden for the students. "sufferingemotionmindessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry."a ship of a hundred tons burden"nauticalsailingessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin."The burden of the homework assignments lay heavily on the students. "geologymaterialessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace."The blast furnace operator carefully calculated the burden for the smelting process, ensuring the right mix of ore, flux, and fuel. "technicalmaterialchemistryindustryessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fixed quantity of certain commodities."A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds."amountbusinesseconomyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA birth."The new baby was a great burden for the young couple. "familyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism."The high burden of parasites in the community led to a significant increase in sickness. "medicinebiologyorganismdiseasephysiologybiochemistryanatomyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo encumber with a literal or figurative burden."to burden a nation with taxes"sufferingemotionmindessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable)."The teacher burdened the students with too much homework. "sufferingguiltemotionessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad."The folk song's recurring burden of "Oh, the weary traveler" added a sense of longing to each verse. "musicliteraturelanguageessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe drone of a bagpipe."The bagpipes' mournful burden filled the air during the Highland Games. "musicsoundessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareTheme, core idea."the burden of the argument"abstractphilosophyliteratureessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
