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Square :: Square (n.) To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts..

Balancement :: Balancement (n.) The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Li Bella :: Li bella (n.) A small balance.

Verge :: Verge (n.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement..

Equibalance :: Equibalance (n.) Equal weight; equiponderance.

Equivalence :: Equivalence (v. t.) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

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..

Balance :: Balance (n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope..

Plyer :: Plyer (n.) A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.

Overweigh :: Overweigh (v. t.) To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.

Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically..

Escapement :: Escapement (n.) The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration..

Poise :: Poise (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance..

Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise..

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight..

Balance :: Balance (n.) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners..

Square :: Square (a.) Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square..

Scale :: Scale (n.) The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively..

Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble..

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