middleweight
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Definition of middleweight
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
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noun
- (uncountable)A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
- (countable)A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
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(broadly, countable, uncountable)A class in between heavy and light.
“This would give the U.S. Army five parachute-capable brigades, or two "middleweight" infantry brigades, or six light infantry brigades, or six airmobile brigades in only two multicapable divisions.”
“In Ukraine, jaeger brigades are middleweight infantry—neither as light as territorial brigades, which generally lack tracked vehicles, nor as heavy as tank or mechanized brigades with their hundreds of tanks and fighting vehicles.”
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(broadly, countable)An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
“And it's interesting because in a way they're much more of a design company, and they've got their juniors and their seniors and their middleweights and all this stuff.”
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Etymology
From middle + weight.
Words you can make from middleweight
200+ playable · top: WEIGHTED (16 pts)
Best play weighted 16 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
45 words- WEIGHT 13 pts
- WHILED 13 pts
- WHITED 13 pts
- WITHED 13 pts
- DIMWIT 12 pts
- HEDGED 12 pts
- HELMED 12 pts
- MEWLED 12 pts
- MILDEW 12 pts
- THEMED 12 pts
- WEDGED 12 pts
- HEDDLE 11 pts
- HELMET 11 pts
- WEDGIE 11 pts
- WELDED 11 pts
- WIDDIE 11 pts
- WIDDLE 11 pts
- WIDGET 11 pts
- WILDED 11 pts
- GLIMED 10 pts
- HEILED 10 pts
- HILTED 10 pts
- MEDDLE 10 pts
- MELDED 10 pts
- MIDDLE 10 pts
- MIDGET 10 pts
- MIDLEG 10 pts
- MILDED 10 pts
- WELTED 10 pts
- WIGLET 10 pts
- WILTED 10 pts
- DELIME 9 pts
- GELDED 9 pts
- GILDED 9 pts
- GIMLET 9 pts
- GLIDED 9 pts
- ITEMED 9 pts
- LEDGED 9 pts
- MELTED 9 pts
- MILTED 9 pts
- DIETED 8 pts
- EDITED 8 pts
- ELIDED 8 pts
- TIDIED 8 pts
- ELEGIT 7 pts
5-letter words
60 words- WHELM 13 pts
- HEWED 12 pts
- WEIGH 12 pts
- WIDTH 12 pts
- WIGHT 12 pts
- MEWED 11 pts
- MIGHT 11 pts
- WHEEL 11 pts
- WHILE 11 pts
- WHITE 11 pts
- WITHE 11 pts
- DEWED 10 pts
- DIGHT 10 pts
- HEDGE 10 pts
- HIDED 10 pts
- THEME 10 pts
- WEDGE 10 pts
- DWELT 9 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- LIGHT 9 pts
- MIDGE 9 pts
- TEWED 9 pts
- TWEED 9 pts
- WEDEL 9 pts
- WIELD 9 pts
- WILED 9 pts
- WITED 9 pts
- DEMIT 8 pts
- EDGED 8 pts
- GIMEL 8 pts
- GLIME 8 pts
- IMIDE 8 pts
- LETHE 8 pts
- LIMED 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- MEDII 8 pts
- METED 8 pts
- TIMED 8 pts
- TIMID 8 pts
- DELED 7 pts
- DIDIE 7 pts
- DIGIT 7 pts
- ELEMI 7 pts
- GELID 7 pts
- GLEDE 7 pts
- GLEED 7 pts
- GLIDE 7 pts
- IDLED 7 pts
- LEDGE 7 pts
- LIMIT 7 pts
- TIDED 7 pts
- EDILE 6 pts
- ELIDE 6 pts
- GLEET 6 pts
- LEGIT 6 pts
- LIEGE 6 pts
- TEIID 6 pts
- TILDE 6 pts
- TILED 6 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
4-letter words
80 words- THEW 10 pts
- HELM 9 pts
- HEME 9 pts
- METH 9 pts
- MEWL 9 pts
- THEM 9 pts
- GHEE 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- LEWD 8 pts
- TWIG 8 pts
- WEED 8 pts
- WELD 8 pts
- DEEM 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- DIME 7 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- GLIM 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HILI 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
- IMID 7 pts
- LWEI 7 pts
- MEED 7 pts
- MELD 7 pts
- MIDI 7 pts
- MILD 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- TWEE 7 pts
- WEEL 7 pts
- WEET 7 pts
- WELT 7 pts
- DEED 6 pts
- DIED 6 pts
- EDGE 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- GEED 6 pts
- GELD 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GILD 6 pts
- GLED 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MELT 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MILT 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELT 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GILT 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GLEE 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
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