English dictionary

overburden

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

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits

noun.object

Source: WordNet 3.0
an excessive burden

noun.artifact

Synonyms overload

Source: WordNet 3.0
The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.

noun

Source: webster1913

burden with too much work or responsibility

verb.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
load with excessive weight

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.

verb

Source: webster1913