makeweight
(noun) a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
makeweight, filler
(noun) anything added to fill out a whole; “some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
makeweight (plural makeweights)
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Source: Wiktionary
Make"weight` (, n.
Definition: That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
