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bal·loon
 balloon
- pronunciation:
- b
lun
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, adjective
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large bag made of thin material designed to inflate and be lifted off the ground when filled with hot air or a gas that is lighter than air.
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| definition 2: |
such a bag with a basket or gondola connected to it, used to transport passengers or scientific equipment.
- synonyms:
- aerostat
- similar words:
- airship, blimp, dirigible, zeppelin
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| definition 3: |
a bag made of rubber or other light, strong material that may be filled with air or helium and used as a decoration or toy.
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| definition 4: |
in a cartoon, the figure used to frame the words attributed to a character.
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| related words: |
car |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ballooned, ballooning, balloons |
| definition 1: |
to ride or ascend in a balloon.
- synonyms:
- ascend, float, ride
- similar words:
- rise
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| definition 2: |
to swell like a balloon.
- synonyms:
- blow up, distend, inflate, swell
- antonyms:
- shrink
- similar words:
- belly, billow, bloat, expand, spread, stretch, tumefy
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| definition 3: |
to increase rapidly.
Our debt is ballooning.- synonyms:
- grow, increase
- similar words:
- distend, skyrocket, swell, wax
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| related words: |
bag, bosom, enlarge, inflate |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
inflated or swollen like a balloon.
- synonyms:
- billowed, billowing, blown, distended, inflated, swollen
- similar words:
- expanded, stretched
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| derivation: |
balloonist (n.) |
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