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<A NAME="ballotbox">
<B>ballot box,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the box into which voters put their ballots after they have voted. <DD><B> 2. </B>the ballot method of secret voting; ballot. <BR><I>expr. <B>stuff the ballot box,</B> </I>to put fraudulent votes into a ballot box or otherwise fraudulently increase the number of votes. <BR> <I>Ex. You could go to jail for stuffing the ballot box (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ballotte">
<B>ballotte, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tes.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a tossing movement in ballet in which the dancer raises one leg behind the knee of the other and springs upwards. </DL>
<A NAME="ballottement">
<B>ballottement, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which, upon a sudden push with the finger on the uterus, the fetus is felt moving away and falling back again. <DD><B> 2. </B>a similar method used in examining floating kidney or other organs. </DL>
<A NAME="ballpark">
<B>ball park</B> or <B>ballpark, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a baseball field together with grandstands and bleachers for spectators. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) field or area of a particular activity, business, or any other endeavor. <BR> <I>Ex. The Smithsonian group searched for rays with energies of about 100 billion electron volts, "an entirely different ballpark," said Dr. Giovanni Fazio of the observatory (Science News Yearbook).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the ball park,</B> </I>within acceptable or established limits. <BR> <I>Ex. He said it was the lowest cost steel settlement in several years, and said it was "within the ballpark" of this goal (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ballparkfigure">
<B>ballpark figure,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an appropriate estimate within the range of acceptance or credibility. <BR> <I>Ex. Around four million viewers ... a ballpark figure based on Nielsen ratings, and most likely as accurate as police estimates of New Year's Eve crowds in Times Square ... (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ballpeenhammer">
<B>ball peen hammer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hammer the head of which has a rounded end opposite its face, used especially by machinists. </DL>
<A NAME="ballpen">
<B>ball pen,</B> <B>=ballpoint pen.</B></DL>
<A NAME="ballplayer">
<B>ballplayer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a baseball player. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who plays ball. </DL>
<A NAME="ballpoint">
<B>ballpoint, </B>noun, or <B>ballpoint pen,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a pen that writes by means of a small metal ball set in its point. The ball turns against a cartridge holding ink in semisolid form and transmits it to the paper against which it is pressed. </DL>
<A NAME="ballrace">
<B>ball race,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the track, groove, or race in which the balls of a ball bearing run. </DL>
<A NAME="ballroom">
<B>ballroom, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large room for dancing. </DL>
<A NAME="ballroomdancing">
<B>ballroom dancing,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> dancing considered appropriate for a ballroom, as the waltz or fox trot. </DL>
<A NAME="ballturret">
<B>ball turret,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gun turret in the shape of a ball or hemisphere, designed to project from the fuselage of a bomber, and to house the gunner. </DL>
<A NAME="ballup">
<B>ball-up, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a badly tangled situation; mess. </DL>
<A NAME="ballute">
<B>ballute, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a parachute in the form of a balloon, used by a spacecraft when descending through very thin atmosphere, especially during reentry. </DL>
<A NAME="ballvalve">
<B>ball valve,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a valve formed by a ball resting in a concave, circular seat containing an aperture. Pressure of a fluid rising from beneath lifts the ball and opens the aperture. When the pressure is released, the ball drops to close the aperture. </DL>
<A NAME="bally">
<B>bally, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang, originally British, now Rare.) <DD><I>adj. </I> confounded (used with no definite meaning, for emphasis or humor). <DD><I>adv. </I> very. </DL>
<A NAME="ballyhoo">
<B>ballyhoo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-hoos,</B> verb, <B>-hooed,</B> <B>-hooing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>noisy advertising; sensational way of attracting attention. <DD><B> 2. </B>uproar; outcry. <BR> <I>Ex. The local scandal caused a lot of ballyhoo.</I> <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to make exaggerated or false statements; advertise noisily. noun <B>ballyhooer.</B> </DL>
<B>balm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fragrant, oily, sticky substance obtained from certain kinds of trees, used to heal or to relieve pain; balsam. <BR> <I>Ex. Balm flows naturally from some trees.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an ointment or similar preparation that heals or soothes. <BR> <I>Ex. Mother spread a creamy balm over her burned hand.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) anything that heals or soothes; healing or soothing influence. <BR> <I>Ex. Mother's praise was balm to the little girl's wounded feelings. They laid them down to rest, And so received the balm of sleep (William Cullen Bryant).</I> (SYN) solace, comfort, consolation. <DD><B> 4. </B>a fragrant ointment or oil used in anointing. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) sweet odor; fragrance. (SYN) aroma, perfume. <DD><B> 6. </B>any one of several fragrant plants of the same family as mint. </DL>
<A NAME="balmacaan">
<B>balmacaan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a short, loose overcoat made originally of rough wool and having raglan sleeves. </DL>
<A NAME="balmerseries">
<B>Balmer series,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a series of radiations emitted by electrons, appearing in the spectra of white stars as bright lines spaced at regularly decreasing intervals from red to violet. </DL>
<A NAME="balmofgilead">
<B>balm of Gilead,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a fragrant ointment prepared from the resin of certain Asiatic and African evergreen trees; balsam Mecca. <DD><B> b. </B>any one of the various evergreen trees that yield this resin. <DD><B> 2. </B>a kind of poplar with large, fragrant, resinous buds. <DD><B> 3. </B>the balsam fir. </DL>
<A NAME="balmoral">
<B>Balmoral</B> or <B>balmoral, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a striped woolen petticoat worn under a looped-up skirt. <DD><B> 2. </B>a shoe or boot that laces up the front. <DD><B> 3. </B>a flat, brimless Scottish cap. </DL>
<B>balneal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a bath, or with bathing. </DL>
<A NAME="balneology">
<B>balneology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science of bathing, especially in mineral waters, as therapeutic treatment. </DL>
<A NAME="balochi">
<B>Balochi, </B>noun, pl. <B>-chi.</B> <B>=Baluchi.</B></DL>
<A NAME="baloney">
<B>baloney, </B>noun, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> (U.S.) <B>1. </B>(Slang.) nonsense, especially pretentious nonsense; buncombe. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) bologna. <DD><I>interj. </I> (Slang.) nonsense. <BR> <I>Ex. In London, British officials resorted to an Americanism to deny the assertion: "Baloney!" (Time).</I> <DD> Also, <B>boloney.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="balsa">
<B>balsa, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tropical American tree with strong wood which is very light in weight. It belongs to the bombax family. <BR> <I>Ex. The wood of the balsa floats better than cork.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>its wood, used especially in making rafts or airplane models. <BR> <I>Ex. Balsa appeals to model makers because it can be carved so easily.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a raft, especially a raft consisting of two or more floats fastened to a framework. </DL>
<A NAME="balsam">
<B>balsam, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>any one of several fragrant, oily, sticky resins obtained from certain kinds of trees and containing benzoic acid or cinnamic acid. <BR> <I>Ex. Balsam is used as a base for good varnish.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>balm (def. 1). <DD><B> 2. </B>a balsam-yielding tree, such as the balsam fir of the United States and Canada. <BR> <I>Ex. Our Christmas tree was a big balsam.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>something that heals or soothes; balm. <DD><B> 4. </B>a garden plant with seed vessels that burst open violently when ripe; garden balsam. It belongs to the same family as the touch-me-not. <DD><B> 5. </B>any one of several compounds, insoluble in water, consisting of resins mixed with volatile oils; oleoresin. <DD><B> 6. </B>any of various transparent, liquid turpentines, especially Canada balsam. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to treat with balsam. </DL>
<A NAME="balsamapple">
<B>balsam apple,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a vine of the gourd family, with a red or orange fruit. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of certain allied species. </DL>
<A NAME="balsameaceous">
<B>balsameaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to a family of tropical trees and shrubs that yield important resinous products, as myrrh, frankincense, or bdellium. </DL>
<A NAME="balsamfir">
<B>balsam fir,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>an evergreen tree of North America of the pine family whose resin is used in making varnish and turpentine; balm of Gilead. Balsam firs are much used as Christmas trees. <DD><B> b. </B>its wood. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various other firs. </DL>
<A NAME="balsamic">
<B>balsamic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of the nature of or containing balsam. <DD><B> 2. </B>yielding balsam. adv. <B>balsamically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="balsamiferous">
<B>balsamiferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> yielding or producing balsam. </DL>
<A NAME="balsaminaceous">
<B>balsaminaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the same family of plants as the impatiens. </DL>
<A NAME="balsammecca">
<B>balsam Mecca,</B> <B>=balm of Gilead.</B></DL>
<A NAME="balsamofperu">
<B>balsam of Peru,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a resin obtained from a Central and South American tree of the pea family, used in perfumery and in medicine. </DL>
<A NAME="balsamoftolu">
<B>balsam of Tolu,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a resin obtained from a South American tree of the pea family, used in perfumery, in cough syrups, and in chewing gum. </DL>
