| balance | | |
| n. (state) | 1. balance | a state of equilibrium. |
| ~ equilibrium | a stable situation in which forces cancel one another. |
| ~ tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature).; "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history" |
| ~ electrolyte balance | an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning. |
| ~ nitrogen balance | the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted). |
| n. (possession) | 2. balance | equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account. |
| ~ equality | the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status. |
| ~ account statement, accounting, account | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ trial balance | a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. balance, proportion, proportionality | harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design).; "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance" |
| ~ placement, arrangement | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed.; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" |
| n. (shape) | 4. balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise | equality of distribution. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ conformation | a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing. |
| ~ symmetry, proportion | balance among the parts of something. |
| n. (linkdef) | 5. balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest | something left after other parts have been taken away.; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| ~ leftover, remnant | a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. |
| n. (possession) | 6. balance | the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account. |
| ~ balance of trade, trade balance, trade gap, visible balance | the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise.; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" |
| ~ carry-forward, carry-over | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves. |
| ~ compensating balance, offsetting balance | a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank.; "the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" |
| ~ invisible balance | the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes. |
| ~ remainder, difference | the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend. |
| n. (person) | 7. balance, libra | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ astrology, star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon. |
| n. (location) | 8. balance, libra, libra the balance, libra the scales | the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22. |
| ~ mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided. |
| n. (attribute) | 9. balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry | (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane. |
| ~ spatial property, spatiality | any property relating to or occupying space. |
| ~ geometrical regularity, regularity | a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles. |
| ~ bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilaterality | the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane. |
| ~ radial symmetry | the property of symmetry about an axis.; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer | a weight that balances another weight. |
| ~ sash weight | a counterweight for a sliding sash. |
| ~ tare | (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals. |
| ~ weight | an artifact that is heavy. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. balance, balance wheel | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat. |
| ~ horologe, timepiece, timekeeper | a measuring instrument or device for keeping time. |
| ~ wheel | a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines). |
| n. (artifact) | 12. balance | a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity. |
| ~ beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm. |
| ~ electronic balance | a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan. |
| ~ microbalance | balance for weighing very small objects. |
| ~ weighing machine, scale | a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass. |
| ~ spring balance, spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring. |
| ~ beam scale, lever scale, steelyard | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length. |
| v. (stative) | 13. balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| ~ complement | make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to.; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup" |
| ~ match, fit | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| ~ balance, poise | hold or carry in equilibrium. |
| ~ compensate, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, correct, make up | adjust for.; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" |
| ~ cancel, offset, set off | make up for.; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" |
| ~ countervail, offset | compensate for or counterbalance.; "offset deposits and withdrawals" |
| ~ balance | be in equilibrium.; "He was balancing on one foot" |
| ~ trim | balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces.; "trim an airplane" |
| v. (possession) | 14. balance | compute credits and debits of an account. |
| ~ account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| v. (contact) | 15. balance, poise | hold or carry in equilibrium. |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ juggle | hold with difficulty and balance insecurely.; "the player juggled the ball" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| v. (stative) | 16. balance | be in equilibrium.; "He was balancing on one foot" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| remains | | |
| n. (object) | 1. remains | any object that is left unused or still extant.; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ archeological remains | a relic that has been excavated from the soil. |
| ~ fossil | the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil. |
| n. (body) | 2. cadaver, clay, corpse, remains, stiff | the dead body of a human being.; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" |
| ~ dead body, body | a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person.; "they found the body in the lake" |
| ~ cremains | the remains of a dead body after cremation. |
| remain | | |
| v. (change) | 1. remain, rest, stay | stay the same; remain in a certain state.; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" |
| ~ keep out | remain outside. |
| ~ sit tight | maintain the same position; wait it out.; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" |
| ~ stay together, stick together | be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble.; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ stand | remain inactive or immobile.; "standing water" |
| ~ stay fresh, keep | fail to spoil or rot.; "These potatoes keep for a long time" |
| ~ be | to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form.; "let her be" |
| v. (stative) | 2. continue, remain, stay, stay on | continue in a place, position, or situation.; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ abide, bide, stay | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| ~ hold over | continue a term of office past the normal period of time. |
| v. (stative) | 3. remain | be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc..; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 4. persist, remain, stay | stay behind.; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" |
| ~ stick | endure.; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" |
| ~ linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying.; "Her perfume lingered on" |
| stay | | |
| n. (act) | 1. stay | continuing or remaining in a place or state.; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| ~ sojourn, visit | a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest). |
| ~ layover, stopover, stop | a brief stay in the course of a journey.; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" |
| n. (state) | 2. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption.; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" |
| ~ inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | the state of being inactive. |
| ~ countercheck | a check that restrains another check. |
| ~ logjam | any stoppage attributable to unusual activity.; "the legislation ran into a logjam" |
| n. (communication) | 3. stay | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" |
| ~ decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).; "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" |
| ~ stay of execution | an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. stay | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset). |
| ~ strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar. |
| ~ sailing, seafaring, navigation | the work of a sailor. |
| ~ backstay | a stay that supports the back of something. |
| ~ bracing, brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework. |
| ~ forestay | an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast. |
| v. (motion) | 6. stay, stay put, stick, stick around | stay put (in a certain place).; "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" |
| ~ stay in place | be stationary. |
| v. (stative) | 7. abide, bide, stay | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ visit | stay with as a guest.; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" |
| ~ outstay, overstay | stay too long.; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" |
| ~ stay on, remain, stay, continue | continue in a place, position, or situation.; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" |
| v. (motion) | 8. stay | remain behind.; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" |
| v. (change) | 9. delay, detain, stay | stop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
| ~ retard, delay, check | slow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" |
| v. (stative) | 10. last out, outride, ride out, stay | hang on during a trial of endurance.; "ride out the storm" |
| ~ outstay | surpass in staying power.; "They outstayed their competitors" |
| v. (social) | 11. stay | stop a judicial process.; "The judge stayed the execution order" |
| ~ kibosh, block, halt, stop | stop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
| v. (contact) | 12. stay | fasten with stays. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. appease, quell, stay | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
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