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101bal|a|cla|va — «BAL uh KLAH vuh», noun. 1. a balaclava helmet. 2. a kind of heavy, very warm coat having such a covering as its top part. ╂[< Balaklava, a Crimean War battle site] …
102bal|a|lai|ka — «BAL UHLY kuh», noun. a Russian musical instrument somewhat like a guitar, with a triangular body and usually with three strings. ╂[< Russian balalajka] …
103bal|anced — «BAL uhnst», adjective. 1. stable: »Quiet temperament is the mark of a balanced person. 2. harmonious; orderly: »a balanced composition …
104bal|anc|er — «BAL uhn suhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that balances: »Britain has often been the balancer of power in Europe. 2. a haltere of a dipterous insect. 3. an acrobat. 4. Electronics. a device to increase the effectiveness of a direction finder …
105bal|a|noid — «BAL uh noyd», adjective. shaped like an acorn. ╂[< Greek balanoeid < bálanos acorn] …
106bal|as — «BAL uhs, BAY luhs», noun, or balas ruby, a delicate rose red variety of the gem spinel. ╂[< Old French balais < Arabic balakhsh < Persian badakhshān Badakhshan, a district in Persia, where they are found] …
107bal|a|ta — «BAL uh tuh», noun. 1. Also, balata gum. the dried gumlike juice of a West Indian and tropical American tree related to the sapodilla, used especially in making gaskets, golf balls, chewing gum, and insulation for wires. It is intermediate in… …
108bal|bo|a — «bal BOH uh», noun, plural bo|as. the unit of money of Panama, a silver coin worth about one U.S. dollar. A balboa is equal to 100 centesimos. ╂[< Spanish balboa < Vasco N. de Balboa, 1475? 1519, a Spanish explorer] …
109bal|co|nied — «BAL kuh need», adjective. having a balcony or balconies: »a balconied hotel …
110bal|co|ny — «BAL kuh nee», noun, plural nies. 1. an outside projecting platform with an entrance from an upper floor of a building. A balcony is usually enclosed by a balustrade or railing. »The President stood on the balcony waving to the crowd below. 2. a… …
