| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrode, use |
| Synonyms: | abrade, be worthless, become threadbare, become worn, chafe, consume, crumble, cut down, decay, decline, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, drain, dwindle, erode, exhaust, fade, fatigue, fray, gall, go to seed, graze, grind, impair, jade, overuse, overwork, rub, scrape, scrape off, scuff, shrink, tax, tire, use up, wash away, waste, wear out, wear thin, weary, weather |
| Notes: | ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place |
| Antonyms: | freshen, rebuild, refresh |
| Main Entry: | weary |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make tired |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bore, burden, cause ennui, cloy, debilitate, depress, disgust, dishearten, distress, drain, droop, drowse, enervate, enfeeble, exasperate, exhaust, fade, fag, fail, fall off, fatigue, flag, glut, grow tired, harass, have had enough, irk, jade, leave one cold, lose interest, make discontented, nauseate, oppress, overwork, pain, plague, sap, sicken, sink, strain, take it out of, tax, tire, tire out, try the patience of, tucker out, vex, weaken, wear down, wear out, weigh |
| Notes: | to be wary is to be cautious or watchful; weary means fatigued or tired |
| Antonyms: | activate, energize, enliven |
| Main Entry: | weigh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have influence |
| Synonyms: | be heavy, be important, be influential, be something, burden, carry weight, charge, count, cumber, cut, cut some ice, import, impress, lade, matter, mean, militate, press, pull, register, saddle, show, signify, stack up against, tax, tell |
| Main Entry: | weight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burden |
| Synonyms: | albatross, ball and chain, charge, cumber, cumbrance, deadweight, duty, encumbrance, excess baggage, load, millstone, onus, oppression, pressure, responsibility, strain, task, tax |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, pleasure, solution |
| Main Entry: | overwork |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work too hard |
| Synonyms: | burden, exhaust, exploitation, labor, strain, tax, tire |
| Antonyms: | be idle |
| Main Entry: | customs |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duties |
| Synonyms: | imposts, tariffs, tax |
| Main Entry: | taxation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imposing taxes |
| Synonyms: | assessment, duty, laying taxes, levying, tariff, tax, tax collection |
| Main Entry: | impost |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tariff |
| Synonyms: | assessment, charge, custom, duty, fee, levy, surtax, tax, toll, tribute, weight |
| Main Entry: | cumber |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hamper |
| Synonyms: | burden, delay, encumber, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, load, obstruct, oppress, overload, saddle, slow down, tax, trouble, weigh down |