cumber

[ kuhm-ber ]

/ ˈkʌm bər /

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verb (used with object)

to hinder; hamper.

to overload; burden.

to inconvenience; trouble.

noun

a hindrance.

something that cumbers.

Archaic. embarrassment; trouble.

Origin of cumber

1250–1300; Middle English cumbre (noun), cumbren (v.), aphetic variant of acumbren to harass, defeat; see encumber

OTHER WORDS FROM cumber

cum·ber·er, nouncum·ber·ment, nouno·ver·cum·ber, verb (used with object)un·cum·bered, adjective

Words nearby cumber

Culzean Castle, cum, cumacean, Cumae, Cumaná, cumber, Cumberland, Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland sauce, Cumbernauld

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Example sentences from the Web for cumber

The next twenty years were occupied with the strife of Kirk and King, whence arose “all the cumber of Scotland” till 1689.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang
And it seemed certain that the scheme to cumber Market street and Sutter street with poles and wires was definitely stopped.
'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution|Franklin Hichborn
Within these modest limits we have brought the greater part of that monstrous host of crosses which cumber the dictionaries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various
There is (p. 361) no picturesque decay in London; what is not of use must go: it dare not cumber the precious ground.
Highways and Byways in London|Mrs. E. T. Cook.

I go wherever I please, and there are no cares with which I am forced to cumber myself.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for cumber

cumber

/ (ˈkʌmbə) /

verb (tr)

to obstruct or hinder

obsolete to inconvenience

noun

a hindrance or burden

Derived forms of cumber

cumberer, noun

Word Origin for cumber

C13: probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier; see encumber

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单词	cumber
释义	cumber [ kuhm-ber ] / ˈkʌm bər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cumber ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to hinder; hamper. to overload; burden. to inconvenience; trouble. noun a hindrance. something that cumbers. Archaic. embarrassment; trouble. Origin of cumber 1250–1300; Middle English cumbre (noun), cumbren (v.), aphetic variant of acumbren to harass, defeat; see encumber OTHER WORDS FROM cumber cum·ber·er, nouncum·ber·ment, nouno·ver·cum·ber, verb (used with object)un·cum·bered, adjective Words nearby cumber Culzean Castle, cum, cumacean, Cumae, Cumaná, cumber, Cumberland, Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland sauce, Cumbernauld Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cumber The next twenty years were occupied with the strife of Kirk and King, whence arose “all the cumber of Scotland” till 1689. A Short History of Scotland\|Andrew Lang And it seemed certain that the scheme to cumber Market street and Sutter street with poles and wires was definitely stopped. 'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution\|Franklin Hichborn Within these modest limits we have brought the greater part of that monstrous host of crosses which cumber the dictionaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3\|Various There is (p. 361) no picturesque decay in London; what is not of use must go: it dare not cumber the precious ground. Highways and Byways in London\|Mrs. E. T. Cook. I go wherever I please, and there are no cares with which I am forced to cumber myself. Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda British Dictionary definitions for cumber cumber / (ˈkʌmbə) / verb (tr) to obstruct or hinder obsolete to inconvenience noun a hindrance or burden Derived forms of cumber cumberer, noun Word Origin for cumber C13: probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier; see encumber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cumber hinder, obstruct, inhibit, load, saddle, tax, overload, delay, encumber, impede, burden, trouble, oppress, hold back, weigh down, slow down
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cumber

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of cumber

OTHER WORDS FROM cumber

Words nearby cumber

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British Dictionary definitions for cumber

verb (tr)

noun

Derived forms of cumber

Word Origin for cumber

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