Definitions For Balance

noun

  • A scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
  • 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
  • A weight that balances another weight
  • (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
  • Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
  • The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
  • Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  • The difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  • Something left after other parts have been taken away
  • Equality of distribution
  • A state of equilibrium
  • The state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall
  • The ability to move or to remain in a position without losing control or falling
  • A state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal or proper amount of importance

verb

  • Hold or carry in equilibrium
  • Compute credits and debits of an account
  • Bring into balance or equilibrium
  • Be in equilibrium
  • To make (something, such as a plate or your body) steady by keeping weight equal on all sides
  • To adjust (an account or budget) so that the amount of money available is more than or equal to the amount of money that has been spent
  • To check and make adjustments to financial records so that they are accurate

Is Balances a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16

The word Balance is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Balance in a Sentence

  • She had trouble keeping her balance as the boat rocked back and forth.
  • The skater suddenly lost his balance and fell.
  • Another skater bumped into him and knocked him off balance.
  • I find it difficult to balance on one foot.
  • He had trouble balancing on his skis.
  • He helped his daughter balance on her bicycle before she started peddling.

Synonyms for Balance

Antonyms for Balances

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