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 |
Black letter () The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type. |
Black-letter (a.) Written or printed in black letter |
Black-letter (a.) Given to the study of books in black letter |
Black-letter (a.) Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky |
Cover (v. t.) To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another |
Cover (v. t.) To envelop |
Cover (v. t.) To invest (one's self with something) |
Cover (v. t.) To hide sight |
Cover (v. t.) To brood or sit on |
Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger |
Cover (v. t.) To remove from remembrance |
Cover (v. t.) To extend over |
Cover (v. t.) To put the usual covering or headdress on. |
Cover (v. t.) To copulate with (a female) |
Cover (n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing |
Cover (n.) Anything which veils or conceals |
Cover (n.) Shelter |
Cover (n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game |
Cover (n.) The lap of a slide valve. |
Cover (n.) A tablecloth, and the other table furniture |
Cover (v. i.) To spread a table for a meal |
Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point." |
Cover-shame (n.) Something used to conceal infamy. |
Credit (n.) Reliance on the truth of something said or done |
Credit (n.) Reputation derived from the confidence of others |
Credit (n.) A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence |
credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise, she already had several performances to her credit |
credit course credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed, typically measured in semester hours |
semester hour credit hour | a unit of academic credit, one hour a week for an academic semester |
air cover | the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
cover covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations, artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal |
cover covering screening masking | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it, the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft |
cover | a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent), her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment |
cover-up | concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public |
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 |
beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
bedspread bedcover bed cover bed covering counterpane spread | decorative cover for a bed |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
blanket cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed, he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep |
counterweight counterbalance counterpoise balance equalizer equaliser | a weight that balances another weight |
cover cover version cover song | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else, they made a cover of a Beatles' song |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
electronic balance | a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan |
floor cover floor covering | a covering for a floor |
hand-held computer hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
lens cap lens cover | cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use |
letter bomb parcel bomb package bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened |
letter case | case for carrying letters |
letter opener paper knife paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
mailbox letter box | a private box for delivery of mail |
manhole cover | a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street) |
mattress cover | bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress |
postbox mailbox letter box | public box for deposit of mail |
Post-Office box PO Box POB call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
record sleeve record cover | a sleeve for storing a phonograph record |
screen cover covert concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something, a screen of trees afforded privacy, under cover of darkness, the brush provided a covert for game, the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background |
spring balance spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
top cover | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container), he removed the top of the carton, he couldn't get the top off of the bottle, put the cover back on the kettle |
torsion balance | measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire |
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 |
proportion proportionality balance | harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design), in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance- John Ruskin |
equilibrium labyrinthine sense vestibular sense sense of balance sense of equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
credit rating credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
credit system | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
stationery letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
letter telegram | a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day |
four-letter word four-letter Anglo-Saxon word | any of several short English words (often having letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive |
credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work, the credits were given at the end of the film |
by-line credit line | a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article |