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Word entry · 3 letters

ton

Best crossword clue

"Weight unit"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /tʌn/Part of speech nounSorted notStarts with TEnds with N3 cluesVery common crossword word
1T2O3N

Definitions

  1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

Word origin

Borrowed from French ton (“manner”), from Latin tonus. Doublet of tone, tune, and tonus.

Used in a sentence

  • I’ve got a ton of work to do.
  • I've got tons of work to do.
  • Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Weight unit3 letters
02A lot, informally3 letters
03Two thousand pounds3 letters

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