Definition of balance

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Balance (n.) Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.

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Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
Minuet :: Minuet (n.) A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance..
Square :: Square (n.) To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts..
Balance :: Balance (n.) The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
Hammerhead :: Hammerhead (n.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account..
Countervote :: Countervote (v. t.) To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
Librate :: Librate (v. i.) To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised..
Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
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..
Poise :: Poise (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Auncel :: Auncel (n.) A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England..
Equilibrity :: Equilibrity (n.) The state of being balanced; equality of weight.
Clear :: Clear (v. i.) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house..
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..
Collet :: Collet (n.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill..
Logan :: Logan (n.) A rocking or balanced stone.
Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..
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