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US
/ˈhɛvi/
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[ UK /hˈɛvi/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛvi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of sleep) deep and complete
deep wakeless sleep
fell into a profound sleep
a heavy sleep
a sound sleeper - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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full and loud and deep
a herald chosen for his sonorous voice
heavy sounds -
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
heavy hydrogen
heavy water -
made of fabric having considerable thickness
a heavy coat -
slow and laborious because of weight
the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
a ponderous yawn
ponderous prehistoric beasts -
full of; bearing great weight
trees heavy with fruit
vines weighed down with grapes -
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
a heavy truck
heavy machinery -
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
a grievous fault
heavy matters of state
the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
grave responsibilities -
requiring or showing effort
heavy breathing
the subject made for labored reading -
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
a hard drinker -
of comparatively great physical weight or density
lead is a heavy metal
heavy mahogany furniture
a heavy load -
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
Iago is the heavy role in `Othello' -
lacking lightness or liveliness
heavy humor
a leaden conversation -
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated -
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
a heavy pudding -
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
impenetrable gloom
heavy fog
dense smoke -
sharply inclined
a heavy grade -
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
a heavy heart
a heavy silence
heavy eyelids
a heavy schedule
heavy news -
of relatively large extent and density
a heavy line -
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
was big with child
was great with child -
unusually great in degree or quantity or number
heavy traffic
heavy taxes
heavy casualties
heavy rain
heavy losses
a heavy fine -
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
heavy going
hard labor
heavy work
set a punishing pace
a grueling campaign
spent many laborious hours on the project -
darkened by clouds
a heavy sky -
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries
a heavy cruiser
heavy artillery
heavy infantry
heavy guns -
of great intensity or power or force
heavy seas
heavy seas
a heavy blow
the fighting was heavy -
prodigious
big eater
big spender
heavy investor
ADVERB
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slowly as if burdened by much weight
time hung heavy on their hands
NOUN
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
How To Use heavy In A Sentence
- Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
- She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
- The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
- A couple of weeks after the monarch's announcement, heavy rain began to fall, thus ending the drought.
- trees heavy with fruit
- A statistical model for decay and formation of heavy hadronic resonances is formulated.
- Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine.
- The features in this home are just too many to mention such as coffered ceilings, multi-light windows, heavy door and window casings, and other elements that give this home great charm. WN.com - Business News
- Brush the aubergines with oil, add salt and pepper, and bake till soft. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a heavy pan.
- Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
