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 |
black rat
roof rat
Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
cargo
lading
freight
load loading
payload
shipment
consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
| curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
| dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
| French roof | a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular |
gable roof
saddle roof
saddleback
saddleback roof | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
gambrel
gambrel roof | a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper |
hip roof
hipped roof | a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
hurricane deck
hurricane roof
promenade deck
awning deck | a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
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 |
luggage rack
roof rack | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |
mansard
mansard roof | a hip roof having two slopes on each side |
| roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
| roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
| roof garden | a garden on a flat roof of a building |
| roof peak | the highest point of a roof |
| slate roof | a roof covered with slate |
thatch
thatched roof | a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) |
| tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles |
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 |
palate
roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
burden load
encumbrance
incumbrance
onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
ceiling
roof
cap | an upper limit on what is allowed, he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him, there was a roof on salaries, they established a cap for prices |
load line
Plimsoll line
Plimsoll mark
Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
| roof | the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space, the roof of the cave was very high, I could see the roof of the bear's mouth |
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 |
Pluteus
genus Pluteus
roof mushroom | a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae, the shape of the cap resembles a roof, often abundant early in the summer |
| 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) |
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 |
| roof | provide a building with a roof, cover a building with a roof |
| 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 |
| raise the roof | get very angry, He will raise the roof when he hears this |
e flip one's lid
blow up
throw a fit
hit the roof
hit the ceiling
have kittens
have a fit
combust
blow one's stack
fly off the handle
flip one's wig
lose one's temper
blow a fuse
go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
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 |