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In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set.
Bob Gunton

Meaning of "heavies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVIES

heavies  [ˈhevɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAVIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Villain

A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters. A female villain is sometimes called a villainess. Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines villain as "a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAVIES


anchovies
ˈæntʃəvɪz
bivvies
ˈbɪvɪz
civies
ˈsɪvɪz
civvies
ˈsɪvɪz
gravies
ˈɡreɪvɪz
skivvies
ˈskɪvɪz
stovies
ˈstovɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVIES

heavenly
heavenly body
Heavenly Father
heavens
heavenward
heavenwards
heaver
heaves
heavier
heavier-than-air
heaviest
heavily
heavily built
heaviness
Heaviside
Heaviside layer
heavy
heavy breather
heavy breathing
heavy chain

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVIES

bevies
bevvies
cavies
chevies
chivies
chivvies
Davies
divvies
envies
ingluvies
ivies
levies
luvvies
navies
navvies
peavies
privies
savvies
the heavies
vies

Synonyms and antonyms of heavies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heavies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVIES

Find out the translation of heavies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heavies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heavies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重组
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heavies
570 millions of speakers

English

heavies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Heavies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثقالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжелых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fortões
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুতর তুলনায়-এয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lourds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebih berat daripada udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heavies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重質分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih abot tinimbang-udara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலமானதை காற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जड-बाय-एअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağır havadan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heavies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heavies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важких
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heavies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heavies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heavies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heavies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVIES»

The term «heavies» is regularly used and occupies the 78.377 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavies

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3 QUOTES WITH «HEAVIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heavies.
1
Powers Boothe
When I first came to Hollywood, I played about as many guys who save the day and get the girl as I played heavies. It's just that heavies are more interesting and last in people's minds.
2
Bob Gunton
In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set.
3
Gavin MacLeod
I've played heavies for years and years and years. I was bald. I came to Hollywood. I did a play about junk. I was a pusher, so I played pushers for years and years and years. I did war movies and things like that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVIES»

Discover the use of heavies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heavies: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
If the row comes, REMEMBER THE MAINE, and show the world how American sailors can fight.ndash;Clifford K. BerrymanWomen have no wilderness in them. They are provident instead content in the tight hot cell of their hearts.
‎2008
2
Approaching the British Heavies and Tabloids by Comparing ...
You can find them in every little store in Britain and even in Germany most of the book shops inside train stations sell a variety of different Heavies and Tabloids.
Nico Reiher, 2009
3
Hollywood heavies
Here are 50 photographs of cads and villains--from Bette Davis in Little Foxes to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator--by the film world's premier photographers.
Jean-Claude Suarès, 1994
4
Just Stop Eating So Much!
Sadly, it's the Heavies who hate themselves the most. • Heavies' moods are totally determined by how their eating is going for the day or depending on what number they saw on the bathroom scale. • If there is food on the plate, Heavies are ...
Gregg McBride, 2007
5
National Seminar on Development Planning of Coastal Placer ...
Heavy Mineral Distribution in the Beaches of Nagapattinam District, Tamilnadu, India + 91 In Poompuhar region, LT samples of 2003 record 14.07 % of heavies and at HT it is increased to 26.01 % and in the Berm, it is increased to 43.41 %.
‎2005
6
Distillation and Absorption '97
CONTROL CONFIGURATIONS The sensitivity study pointed out the use of reflux flowrate and flash duty as potential manipulated variables in controlling the concentration of Lights and Heavies. This was called the 'control structure A'.
Richard Darton, 1997
7
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Ilmenite (47,000), rutile (3,500). Ilmenite (63,000), rutile (6,300). Ilmenite (51,200) , rutile (2,100.) Ilmenite (167,000), rutile (6,600). Ilmenite (53,000), rutile (5,000). Extends 6,000 ft up two streams, deposit 11.2 ft thick, 1.4 percent heavies with ...
‎1968
8
The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Bringing ...
The relative congestion costs imposed by Heavies on Lights and Lights on Lights are assumed to be: L Hr cong L Lr cong , 1,2 L H PCE r , (6) cong where PCE is a generic PCE for congestion created by Heavies and 1 LH is a scale factor to ...
OECD, 2010
9
Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier ...
HEAVIES. AND. HEROES. One can talk about archetypes and stereotypes and antagonists and protagonists but let's forego the academic dialogue. It gets down to heavies and heroes. Booing and cheering. From Greek theater to Casablanca.
Lew Hunter, 2004
10
American Rower's Almanac 1997
MENS HEAVIES HT WT 2K YR WOMENS HEAVIES HT WT 2K YR Clint Strange 6'4 215 6:29 96 Jennifer Guerin n/a n/a n/a n/a Jason laRouche 63 190 6:35 98 Carol Sikes n/a n/a n/a n/a Dan Kercher 6'2 180 6:30 96 Megan McMullen ...
Karen Solem, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Spinks turned 59 this week and Ringside caught up with the …
... the 1980s to snatch the WBC, WBA and IBF world titles and then graduated to the heavies to hand Larry Holmes his first professional defeats, ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
2
Liberty works everywhere | Columnists | BDlive
Those of immediate relevance were Vegas heavies, such as hotel and casino owner Steve Wynn and pornographer, Tom Smith. "Why Vegas? «BDlive, Jul 15»
3
James Leg to Release Latest Solo Album 'Below the Belt', 9/4
James Leg (aka John Wesley Myers of the Black Diamond Heavies) is set to release his second proper solo album, Below The Belt, later this ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
July's Ultimate Alt-Latino Experience | NBC 7 San Diego
The Venezuelan funksters combine the best in Latin music with an incredible amount of skill that sort of give a Brand New Heavies and Soul II ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Jul 15»
5
All-Star Band Comes Together for Benefit Concert in Memory of CFA …
... lead vocalist Alice-Anne Harwood Sherrill of The Future Heavies; Shawn Persinger (guitarist for Prester John, 11twelve13, The Luck Pushers ... «Wesleyan Connection, Jul 15»
6
Classic Soap: The Box | ATV Today
Unfortunately Tony would find himself being bashed within an inch of his life by a group of heavies over unpaid gambling debts. Judy Nunn ... «ATV Today, Jul 15»
7
On the radar: Klone | MusicRadar
French heavies clean up their act. Shares. YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwb-CbSfRiU. On the radar Klone. Progressive rock ... «MusicRadar.com, Jul 15»
8
Movie review: 'Cartel Land' a vital, must-see documentary | MLive.com
The footage is remarkable – that drug-business heavies would allow themselves to be filmed, and discuss their business with such ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Scottish Festival among August events at Buffalo Niagara Heritage …
... dancing, Celtic vendors and the ever-popular Highland Games presented by the Buffalo Heavies. Some of this year's musical entertainment ... «Niagara Frontier Publications, Jul 15»
10
Transfer stocktake: What you've missed
... who is involved in his own potential game of brinkmanship with Real's heavies in a game of cat and mouse that can shape European football ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Heavies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heavies>. May 2024 ».
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