noun Download 🔗Share An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. Examples : "We decorated the classroom with colorful balloons for the party. " item entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration. Examples : "The children loved playing with the colorful balloons at the birthday party. " entertainment item holiday Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Such an object designed to transport people through the air. Examples : "The first balloons were used for observation during battles, not for fun. " vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty. Examples : "During the angioplasty procedure, the doctor carefully inserted balloons into the blocked arteries to open them up and improve blood flow to the heart. " medicine device body physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A speech bubble. Examples : "The comic strip showed a thought balloon with the word "hungry" inside. " communication writing language media sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy. Examples : "My grandmother keeps a collection of antique balloons in her china cabinet. " utensil drink Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc. Examples : "The architect chose to adorn the top of each pillar with elegant stone balloons. " architecture part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form. Examples : "The alchemist carefully poured the distilled liquid from the copper still into the glass balloons for storage. " utensil chemistry substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bomb or shell. Examples : "During the war, the planes dropped balloons on the city. " military weapon war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A game played with a large inflated ball. Examples : "The children played balloons in the park, hitting the big, colorful ball over the net. " game entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure. Examples : "In the comic book, the characters' dialogue appeared in speech balloons above their heads. " art writing language communication figure media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc. Examples : "The police searched the suspect and found several small, tied-off balloons containing heroin. " substance item police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To increase or expand rapidly. Examples : "His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal." amount business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To go up or voyage in a balloon. Examples : "The adventurous couple plans to balloons across the countryside next summer. " vehicle entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take up in, or as if in, a balloon. Examples : "The fabric of the hot air balloon began to balloon as the pilot pumped in more hot air. " space action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inflate like a balloon. Examples : "The bread dough balloons as it sits in the warm kitchen, ready to be baked. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air. Examples : "He balloons the tennis ball high over the net. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement. Examples : ""Sarah was worried because her mortgage had a clause specifying that a significant portion of the loan balloons to an unmanageable amount due in five years, if not addressed." " finance business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading