English noun: makeweight | |||
1. | makeweight (artifact) anything added to fill out a whole | ||
Samples | Some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights. | ||
Synonyms | filler | ||
Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
2. | makeweight (artifact) a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weight | ||