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29 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• ballast n. (Nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
• ballast n. (Figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
• ballast n. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.
• ballast n. (Construction) A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and…
• ballast n. (Countable, electricity, electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e…
• ballast n. (Figurative) That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.
• ballast v. To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
• ballast v. To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.
• ballast v. To weigh down with a ballast.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • ballast n. Ballast.
• Swedish
  • ballast n. Alternative form of barlast (“ballast”).
  • ballast adj. Superlative predicative form of ball.

— English word, defined in German —

• ballast S. Ballast, überflüssige Last, überflüssige Ladung.

— English words, defined in French —

• ballast n. (Marine) Ballast, lest.
• ballast v. (Rare) (Marine) Ballaster ou déballaster pour assurer la stabilité du navire.
• ballast v. (Rare) (Chemin de fer) Mettre du ballast entre les traverses des voies de chemin de fer.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• ballast s. (Marina) zavorra.

— In German —

• Ballast S. Stoff oder Bauteil, das für seine Größe vergleichsweise schwer…
• Ballast S. Überflüssige Ladung, nicht benötigtes Gepäck.
• Ballast S. Übertragen: Belastung, Last, Bürde.

— In Dutch —

• ballast n. (Scheepvaart) vervanging van de nuttige lading door iets…
• ballast n. (Spoorwegen) steenslag die men op het spoorbed stort.
• ballast n. Iets dat hinderlijk zwaar is zowel letterlijk als ook figuurlijk gebruikt.

— In French —

• ballast n.m. (Marine) Lest permettant de gérer la stabilité, l’assiette…
• ballast n.m. (Marine) Réservoir d’un sous-marin contenant de l’air ou…
• ballast n.m. (Chemin de fer) Remblai de gravier que l’on tasse sur les…
• ballast n.m. (Électricité) Composant électrique utilisé pour réduire…
• Ballast n.prop. (Géographie) Hameau des Pays-Bas situé dans la commune de Coevorden.

— In Italian —

• ballast s. (Forestierismo) (elettronica) (tecnologia) (ingegneria) circuito…

75 English words from 12 English definitions

aggregate Alternative and Anything ball ballast balloon bed circuit Coarse concrete Construction Countable current device down down␣with electric electric␣circuit electricity electronics emotion employs Figurative Figuratively for form gives gondola gravel Heavy helps hold its laid lay load maintain making mass material mind Nautical of␣a on␣the pavers placed precast predicative provide railroad railroads railroad␣track roads security ship similar stability stabilize stabilizing steadies steadiness such such␣as Superlative that that␣is the track uprightness used weigh weigh␣down which with

37 English words from 17 foreign definitions

air als assiette assurer ballast Bas chemin␣de␣fer Coevorden commune Composant dans das dat des die door entre fer het lading Last les lest Marina Marine men ook Pays pour que Rare Remblai seine sous tasse traverses van

58 foreign words from 17 foreign definitions

Ballaster Bauteil Belastung benötigtes Bürde chemin circuito contenant déballaster de␣fer Électricité électrique elettronica figuurlijk Forestierismo für gebruikt Géographie Gepäck gérer gravier Größe Hameau hinderlijk iets ingegneria Ladung letterlijk l’on marin Mettre navire nicht oder Pays-Bas permettant réduire Réservoir Scheepvaart schwer situé sous-marin Spoorwegen stabilité steenslag Stoff stort sur tecnologia überflüssige Übertragen utilisé vergleichsweise vervanging voies zavorra zowel zwaar

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ballasts ballasted ballastage ballasting ballastages ballastings ballastless ballast␣tank ballast␣tanks ballast␣wagon ballast␣wagons ballast␣resistor ballast␣resistors

15 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

deballasts reballasts unballasts deballasted reballasted unballasted deballasting overballasts reballasting unballasting autoballaster overballasted autoballasters overballasting in␣ballast␣condition

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

deballast in␣ballast reballast unballast overballast

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

all ALL -all all- Alla ast Ast AST -ast as't BAL Baʻl ball Ball balla Balla ballas Ballas las LAs last Last

20 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

all ALL -all all- Alla lab Lab LAB LαB Lab. sal Sal SAL -sal sal- -sal- 'sall Salla TSA T(S/A)

11 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

ballasts ballista Batallas blastula fastball fat␣balls lastable tan␣balls tarballs teaballs tea␣balls

12 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

ablast Albats ballas Ballas basalt Basalt Labats sallat tablas Tablas talabs T-balls

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

ballist

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ballas Ballas

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