balance

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a state of equilibrium
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
equality of distribution
something left after other parts have been taken away
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
the seventh sign of the zodiac
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation
a weight that balances another weight
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine
a scale for weighing
bring into balance or equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
hold or carry in equilibrium
be in equilibrium
An apparatus for weighing
Act of weighing mentally
Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales
The state of being in equipoise
An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account
A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock
The constellation Libra
The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September
A movement in dancing
To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights
To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling
To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc
To settle and adjust, as an account
To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal
To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally
To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass
To have equal weight on each side
To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force
To move toward a person or couple, and then back
Residential area (city, town, village) in Serbia

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