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Arrear :: Arrear (n.) That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes..

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

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

Lopsided :: Lopsided (a.) Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies.

Balance :: Balance (n.) The constellation Libra.

Equibalanced :: Equibalanced (imp. & p. p.) of Equibalanc.

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Balance :: 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; as, to balance a set of books..

Sensibility :: Sensibility (n.) That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility of a balance, or of a thermometer..

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces..

Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To move toward a person or couple, and then back..

Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

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..

Counterscale :: Counterscale (n.) Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another..

Launce :: Launce (n.) A balance.

Weigh :: Weigh (v. i.) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

Counterweigh :: Counterweigh (v. t.) To weigh against; to counterbalance.

Cock :: Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.

Balancer :: Balancer (n.) One who balances, or uses a balance..

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.

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