makeweight
Because it is a word with a single syllable, makeweight is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmakeweight
- 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 an argument.
Example: "He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights."
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