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 |
| active air defense | air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures |
| active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
| active placebo | a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects, an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug |
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 |
drug cocktail
highly active antiretroviral therapy
HAART | a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors, used in treating AIDS and HIV |
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 |
| active application | an application that is currently running and in the foreground |
load line
Plimsoll line
Plimsoll mark
Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
| active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
| active | a person who is a participating member of an organization, the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees |
| active citizen | a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch) |
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 |
| active trust | a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties |
| active birth | childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant |
| active transport | transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient, requires an expenditure of energy |
| 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 |
active voice
active | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb, `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice |
| load factor | (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
| active immunity | a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against diseaseausing antigens |
active agent
active | chemical agent capable of activity |
wetting agent
wetter
surfactant
surface-active agent | a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved |
be active
move | be in a state of action, she is always moving |
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 |
| active | characterized by energetic activity, an active toddler, active as a gazelle, an active man is a man of action |
| active | engaged in full-time work, active duty, though past retirement age he is still active in his profession |
| active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity, an active seaport, an active bond market, an active account |
| active | tending to become more severe or wider in scope, active tuberculosis |
| active | disposed to take action or effectuate change, a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations, an active antagonism, he was active in drawing attention to their grievances |
| active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt, active volcanos |
| active | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting |
active
dynamic | (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being |
| active | expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: Hemingway favors active constructions |
| active | exerting influence or producing a change or effect, an active ingredient |
| surface-active | capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, used especially of detergents |