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Ballast

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ballast"

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Word	Definition
baggagenoun	(uncountable) Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
gravelnoun	(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
watersnoun	Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
dragnoun	(physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
weightnoun	The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
mannequinnoun	A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes.
burdennoun	A heavy load.
manikinnoun	A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person.
obstaclenoun	Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
stabilisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stabilization. [(uncountable) The process of stabilizing.]
stabilizationnoun	(uncountable) The process of stabilizing.
stabilizeverb	(transitive) To make stable.
dummynoun	A stupid person.
lastranoun	A surname.
heaversnoun	One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
loadnoun	A burden; a weight to be carried.
deadweightnoun	Alternative form of dead weight. [Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.]
counterweightnoun	A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
stabilizernoun	Any person or thing that brings stability.
bracenoun	A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.