Balance :: Balance (n.) To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account..

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..

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

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

Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance..

Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.

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

Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance..

Balance Wheel :: 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 :: Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.

Balanceable :: Balanceable (a.) Such as can be balanced.

Balanced :: Balanced (imp. & p. p.) of Balanc.

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

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

Balancer :: Balancer (n.) In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing..

Balancereef :: Balancereef (n.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship..

Balancing :: Balancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Balanc.

Balaniferous :: Balaniferous (a.) Bearing or producing acorns.

Balanite :: Balanite (n.) A fossil balanoid shell.

Balanoglossus :: Balanoglossus (n.) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria..

Balanoid :: Balanoid (a.) Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle..

Balas Ruby :: Balas ruby () A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel..

Balaustine :: Balaustine (n.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally..

Balbucinate :: Balbucinate (v. i.) To stammer.

Balbutiate :: Balbutiate (v. i.) Alt. of Balbucinat.

Balbuties :: Balbuties (n.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation..

Balcon :: Balcon (n.) A balcony.

Balconied :: Balconied (a.) Having balconies.

Balconies :: Balconies (pl. ) of Balcon.

Balcony :: Balcony (n.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater..

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