Definition of balance

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Balance (n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail..

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Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Close :: Close (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote..
Teeter :: Teeter (v. i. & t.) To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter..
Balance :: Balance (n.) The constellation Libra.
Cock :: Cock (n.) The indicator of a balance.
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced..
Even :: Even (v. t.) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits..
Quadrate :: Quadrate (a.) Square; even; balanced; equal; exact.
Hairspring :: Hairspring (n.) The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.
Counterweigh :: Counterweigh (v. t.) To weigh against; to counterbalance.
Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance..
Poiser :: Poiser (n.) The balancer of dipterous insects.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..
Balance :: Balance (n.) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners..
Poise :: Poise (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance..
Balanceable :: Balanceable (a.) Such as can be balanced.
Cock :: Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
Launce :: Launce (n.) A balance.
Rest :: Rest (n.) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities..
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