BALANCE
Scrabble letter values: B3A1L1A1N1C3E1 = 11
Definition
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium. — synonyms: equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
- verb compute credits and debits of an account.
- verb hold or carry in equilibrium. — synonyms: poise
- verb be in equilibrium.
- noun a state of equilibrium.
- noun equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account.
- noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design). — synonyms: proportion, proportionality
- noun equality of distribution. — synonyms: equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
- noun something left after other parts have been taken away. — synonyms: remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest
- noun the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra. — synonyms: Libra
- noun the seventh sign of the zodiac. — synonyms: Libra, Libra_the_Balance, Libra_the_Scales
- noun (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation. — synonyms: symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence
- noun a weight that balances another weight. — synonyms: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalizer, equaliser
- noun a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine. — synonyms: balance_wheel
- noun a scale for weighing.
Examples
- “She has to balance work and her domestic duties”
- “balance the two weights”
- “He was balancing on one foot”