noun🔗ShareAn inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible."The children held their colorful balloons high as they walked home from school. "itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuch an object as a child’s toy or party decoration."The children played with colorful balloons at recess. "entertainmentitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuch an object designed to transport people through the air."The Wright brothers' first successful balloon flight was a remarkable achievement. "vehicletechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty."The doctor inserted a balloon into the patient's artery for angioplasty. "medicinedevicebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA speech bubble."The comic strip showed a balloon above the character's head, saying, "I forgot my homework!" "communicationmediawritingsignliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy."My grandfather used a small, ornate balloon to serve his brandy after dinner. "drinkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc."The church steeple had a large, bright red balloon on top. "architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form."The chemist used a small glass balloon to collect the distilled water. "utensilchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bomb or shell."The enemy launched a balloon filled with explosives at the school. "militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA game played with a large inflated ball."The class played balloon during recess. "gamesportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure."The cartoon's balloon indicated the character's surprise. "artmediawritingcommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA woman's breast."The doctor examined the patient's balloons and said they were healthy. "bodysexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc."The police found a balloon containing heroin hidden in the suspect's backpack. "substancemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo increase or expand rapidly."His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal."amountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo go up or voyage in a balloon."The weather balloon ascended quickly into the sky. "vehicleactionsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take up in, or as if in, a balloon."The child carefully ballooned the colorful paper into a large shape. "actionspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo inflate like a balloon."The child carefully blew up the red balloon. "appearancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air."The boy skillfully balloon the baseball, sending it soaring over the fence. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement."The large balloon payment on the car loan made their monthly budget tight. "financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
