cumber

Speech parts

1. cumber - Noun

2. cumber - Verb

Meaning

To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble.

Trouble; embarrassment; distress.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

encumber trammel block burden hinder restrain impede hamper obstruct weigh down vex lade retard cripple hobble
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Antonyms

further support aid assist encourage aiding
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Hypernyms

trammel limit bound restrict throttle confine

Hyponyms

bridle curb clog

Derivatives

cumbered cumbering

Anagrams

recumb cumbre

Examples

Anna Maria Islanders and friends of Sabine Musil-Buehler waited a long time for William Cumber to speak publicly. Source: Internet

Crawford and Cumber, both juniors and their district’s player of the year (as is Ingram), bring so much to the table. Source: Internet

Hugh’s widow, Barbara (sometimes called Mary), then remarried James Gordon, an Anglican priest at Cumber in Ireland. Source: Internet

JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- Two to three times a week you can find Ken Cumber of Jamestown on the water somewhere, fishing for walleye. Source: Internet

She has designs on Cumber the Ice King's throne, who has his own sights set on Uther's after learning his claim on it is false. Source: Internet

The Red Spear seems to be driven by hatred of Cumber the Ice King rather than any desire for a throne herself, but in her vendetta against him she could well become a contender for the throne. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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