workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
bone-ash cup cupel refractory pot | a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
furnace lining refractory | lining consisting of material with a high melting point, used to line the inside walls of a furnace |
live load superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
warhead payload load | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
burden load encumbrance incumbrance onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
load line Plimsoll line Plimsoll mark Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
lode load | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
load | the power output of a generator or power plant |
load | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate, he got a load on and started a brawl |
load loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time, the system broke down under excessive loads |
load factor | (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
refractory anemia refractory anaemia | any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) |
refractory period | (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response |
load adulterate stretch f dilute debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance, often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones, adulterate liquor |
pack load down | load with a pack |
load lade laden load up | fill or place a load on, load a car, load the truck with hay |
load charge | provide (a device) with something necessary, He loaded his gun carefully, load the camera |
load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance, load the bags onto the trucks |
take a look have a look get a load | look at with attention, Have a look at this!, Get a load of this pretty woman! |
load c | transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory |
load-bearing(a) supporting(a) | capable of bearing a structural load, a supporting wall |
fractious refractory recalcitrant | stubbornly resistant to authority or control, a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness, a refractory child |
refractory | temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli, the refractory period of a muscle fiber |
refractory stubborn | not responding to treatment, a stubborn infection, a refractory case of acne, stubborn rust stains |
refractory-lined | (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point |