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makeweight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | filler |
| Type of | object, physical object |
some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights.
makeweight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | weight |
Examples of makeweight
makeweight
The Croatian international could be used as makeweight for central midfielder Mohamed Sissoko.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
There are some finely observed pieces here, but too many makeweight contributions to go with them.
From the philly.com
The only makeweight is an hour-long conversation with jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, which stays pretty humdrum for half its length.
From the guardian.co.uk
There were talks between the clubs in the afternoon, involving Junior Hoilett as a potential makeweight, but there was no deal.
From the independent.co.uk
Nani may be the makeweight on the Schneider deal but I don't think selling Berbatov would be good business, certainly not this coming season.
From the independent.co.uk
His words, affixed in epigraph to Irwin Shaw's bestseller of 1948, seemed no more than intellectual makeweight in what proved to be a light package.
From the time.com
Possible, depending on what is read into the pitch, and if they believe Kane Williamson can deliver 10 overs of tidy offspin as a makeweight.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Is it then mistaken for one to suggest that they are included as a makeweight, or as a clumsy atonement many years later for Waugh's actual views at the time?
From the theatlantic.com
- Anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
- A weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
- 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 a argument
