Balance (n.) An apparatus for weighing. |
Balance (n.) Act of weighing mentally |
Balance (n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales. |
Balance (n.) The state of being in equipoise |
Balance (n.) An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account |
Balance (n.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary). |
Balance (n.) The constellation Libra. |
Balance (n.) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September. |
Balance (n.) A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S. |
Balance (n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights |
Balance (n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling |
Balance (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion |
Balance (n.) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc. |
Balance (n.) To settle and adjust, as an account |
Balance (n.) To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal |
Balance (n.) To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits |
Balance (n.) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally |
Balance (n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass |
Balance (v. i.) To have equal weight on each side |
Balance (v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force |
Balance (v. i.) To move toward a person or couple, and then back. |
Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Bloody hand () A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison. |
Bloody hand () A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom. |
Bow hand () The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. |
Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. |
First-hand (a.) Obtained directly from the first or original source |
Four-in-hand (a.) Consisting of four horses controlled by one person |
Four-in-hand (n.) A team of four horses driven by one person |
Free-hand (a.) Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments |
Hand (n.) That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
Hand (n.) That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand |
Hand (n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
Hand (n.) An index or pointer on a dial |
Hand (n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches |
Hand (n.) Side |
Hand (n.) Power of performance |
Hand (n.) Actual performance |
Hand (n.) An agent |
Hand (n.) Handwriting |
Hand (n.) Personal possession |
Hand (n.) Agency in transmission from one person to another |
Hand (n.) Rate |
Hand (n.) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once |
Hand (n.) The quota of cards received from the dealer. |
Hand (n.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. |
Hand (n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. |
Hand staves (pl. ) of Hand |
prestidigitation sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks |
wrestle wrestling grapple grappling hand-to-hand struggle | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat, they had a fierce wrestle, we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully |
jacking off jerking off hand job wank | slang for masturbation |
hand helping hand | physical assistance, give me a hand with the chores |
hand | terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos), the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting- Springfield (Mass.) Union |
analytical balance chemical balance | a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis |
balance | a scale for weighing, depends on pull of gravity |
balance beam beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
balance wheel balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
barrel organ grind organ hand organ hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
coach four-in-hand coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
counterweight counterbalance counterpoise balance equalizer equaliser | a weight that balances another weight |
electronic balance | a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan |
four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece, the big hand counts the minutes |
hand ax hand axe | a stone tool with a cutting edge, the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping |
hand blower blow dryer blow drier hair dryer hair drier | a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair, used for styling hair |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hand calculator pocket calculator | a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket |
hand cream | moisturizing cream for the hands |
hand drill handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
hand glass simple microscope magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
hand glass hand mirror | a mirror intended to be held in the hand |
hand grenade | a grenade designed to be thrown by hand |
hand-held computer hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
handline hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
hand lotion | lotion used to soften the hands |
hand luggage | luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand |
hand-me-down | outgrown garment passed down from one person to another |
hand mower | a lawn mower that is operated by hand |
hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
hand puppet glove puppet glove doll | a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head, fits over the hand |
handsaw hand saw carpenter's saw | a saw used with one hand for cutting wood |
hand shovel | a shovel that is operated by hand |
hand throttle | a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve |
hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
hand towel face towel | a small towel used to dry the hands or face |
hand truck truck | a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top, used to move crates or other heavy objects |
handwear hand wear | clothing for the hands |
hour hand little hand | the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours |
minute hand big hand | points to the minutes |
second hand | hand marking seconds on a timepiece |
spring balance spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
sweep hand sweep-second | a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes |
thriftshop second-hand store | a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices |
torsion balance | measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire |
washbasin handbasin washbowl lavabo wash-hand basin | a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
washstand wash-hand stand | furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term |
symmetry symmetricalness correspondence balance | (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation, exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane |