overburden | English to English Dictionary

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overburden

(,/oU/v/@/'b/[@]/rd/@/n )

the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
an excessive burden(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
overload

source: wordnet30
The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.(noun)

source: webster1913

burden with too much work or responsibility(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
load with excessive weight(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.(verb)

source: webster1913

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