word
Balance
BA-luhns
/ˈbælʌns/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
balance
Dictionary meaning
A scale for weighing.
Examples
- In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance- John Ruskin.
- I balanced the grocery bags carefully while trying to find my keys.
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