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poundnounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

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poundnounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
poundsnounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
lbmnoun(Philippines) Initialism of loose bowel movement: diarrhea.
pound-massnounA unit of mass equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 453.592 grams. Symbol lbm or lbₘ.
libranoun(historical) Synonym of pound, a notional pound of silver as a money of account, especially in medieval contexts.
avoirdupoisnoun(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
apsnoun(US) Initialism of Adult Protective Services (“social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities”).
kilogramnounIn the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg
ouncenounAn avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
tonnounAny of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
atlasnounA bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
broilernounA chicken raised for meat.
centalnounPertaining to a cent (unit of currency, typically worth 1/100 of the base unit of currency).
cwtnounAlternative spelling of cwt. (“hundredweight”).
elijahnoun(Abrahamism, biblical) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
ikenounDwight D. Eisenhower.
lignitenounA low-grade, brownish-black coal.
minornounLesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
oednoun(linguistics) Initialism of Oxford English Dictionary.
poodnounA Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).

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