Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
balloon
IPA transcription: [bəl'un]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
balloon
Meaning:
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
Synonyms:
balloon
Meaning:
small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
Usage examples
A polite name for balloon juice.
Look." He held out the folded balloon.
Once I gave a balloon exhibition for them.
He therefore opened the valve of the outside balloon.
"How do you expect to manage the balloon?" asked Kennedy.
Joe now threw out some ten pounds, but the balloon stood still.
Two more crafts arrived, a large triplane, and a dirigible balloon.
We can inflate this balloon and send the Man out of the Moon home in it."
Had he sunk into the bowels of the earth, or gone up, black mare and all, in a balloon?
The balloon gently collapsed and refolded itself, basket and all, into its original neat shape.