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pound
noun as in sixteen ounces/.454 kilograms of weight
Strong matches
verb as in crush; beat rhythmically
Example Sentences
He graduated from Madison at 5 feet 2 and 99 pounds.
The president's call came as the price of ground beef topped $6 per pound for the first time in recent months, with meat costs surging in part due to a tighter supply of cattle.
She recalls huddling in a basement wondering if they’d survive the night as explosions pounded the streets above.
By spring, both beavers had surpassed 50 pounds.
The employees said the delay - which was only resolved in April - had left them short of thousands of pounds over the last five years.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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