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balloons

/bəˈluːnz/

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An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

Examples :

"We decorated the classroom with colorful balloons for the party. "

item entertainment

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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

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Such an object designed to transport people through the air.

Examples :

"The first balloons were used for observation during battles, not for fun. "

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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

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A speech bubble.

Examples :

"The comic strip showed a thought balloon with the word "hungry" inside. "

communication writing language media sign

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A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.

Examples :

"My grandmother keeps a collection of antique balloons in her china cabinet. "

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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

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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

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A bomb or shell.

Examples :

"During the war, the planes dropped balloons on the city. "

military weapon war

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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

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(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

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A woman's breast.

body sex anatomy

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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

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To increase or expand rapidly.

Examples :

"His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal."

amount business economy

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To go up or voyage in a balloon.

Examples :

"The adventurous couple plans to balloons across the countryside next summer. "

vehicle entertainment

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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. "

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To inflate like a balloon.

Examples :

"The bread dough balloons as it sits in the warm kitchen, ready to be baked. "

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To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.

Examples :

"He balloons the tennis ball high over the net. "

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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