Burden and Wall

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Wall and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wall" instead a noun "Burden".

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Wall noun - A physical object that blocks the way.

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Burden and wall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Wall".

Nearby Words: walled, walling, walla

full	full burden	full wall
complete	complete burden	complete wall
sheer	sheer burden	sheer wall
heavy	heavy burden	heavy wall
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, large, enormous, huge, secret, mental.

The answer: About what you'd expect when a mouse is thrown against a wall... (The mouse used for the shot was not real and no mice were injured in making the film.) White Man's Burden: Peter O'Toole as wise tutor Reginald Johnston.

Source: Film / The Last Emperor
Inverted during the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 where protesters used to dub themselves as the 99% whose lives are filled with burden and hardship (due to the economic recession) while the rich 1% of the population are living in wealth and luxury which most of them did not rightfully earn.

Source: Insult Backfire

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