2. Counterpoise, counteract, neutralize, countervail, counterbalance, compensate, make up for.

3. (Com.) Equalize, make equal.

Balance-fish, n. Hammer-fish, hammer-headed shark (Zygœna vulgaris).

Bald, a. 1. Without hair (on the head).

2. Unadorned, inelegant, prosaic, dull, meagre, vapid, tame.

Balderdash, n. Verbiage, palaver, twaddle, chatter, trash, stuff, moonshine, platitude, flummery, fudge, wish-wash, jargon, nonsense, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.

Baldric, n. Shoulder belt.

Bale, n. Bundle, package.

Baleen, n. Whalebone.

Bale-fire, n. Beacon-fire.

Baleful, a. Hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous, pernicious, baneful, ruinous, deadly, fraught with evil.

Balk, v. a. Disappoint, frustrate, defeat, foil, baffle, disconcert, thwart.

Balky, a. [U. S.] Perverse (said of a horse), unruly, refractory, wayward, contrary, stubborn, obstinate.

Ball, n. 1. Globe, sphere.

2. Dance, entertainment of dancing.

3. Game of ball.

Ballad, n. Light poem, sentimental song.

Ballast, n. 1. Weight (for steadiness), ballasting.

2. Prudence, discretion, judgment, sense, wisdom, tact, gumption, common sense.

Ballast, v. a. Put ballast into.

Ballasting, n. Ballast.

Ballooning, n. Aëronautics, aërostation.

Balloonist, n. Aëronaut, aërial navigator.

Balmy, a. 1. Soothing, refreshing, easing, assuaging, lenitive, sedative.

2. Fragrant, odoriferous, odorous, aromatic, aromatous, ambrosial, spicy, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.

Baltimore oriole, Golden robin, hang-bird, fiery hang-bird (Icterus Baltimore or Oriolus Baltimore).

Bam, n. [Low.] Cheat, imposition, imposture, fraud, circumvention, trick.

Bam, v. a. [Low.] Cheat, bamboozle.

Bamboozle, v. a. Deceive, cheat, dupe, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gull, trick, chouse, overreach, circumvent, defraud, diddle, bam.

Ban, n. 1. Proclamation, edict.

2. Curse, malediction, excommunication, denunciation, execration, anathema.

Band, n. 1. Tie, ligature, ligament.

2. Cord, chain, fetter, manacle, shackle, bond.

3. Bandage, fillet, binding.

4. Company (especially of instrumental musicians), troop, gang, crew, horde, party, body, club, junto, coterie, clique, society, sodality, association.

Bandage, n. Fillet, band, binding.

Bandit, n. Outlaw, robber, brigand, freebooter, footpad, highwayman, marauder.

Banditti, n. pl. Band of outlaws or robbers.

Bandy, v. a. 1. Toss, toss about, toss to and fro.

2. Exchange, interchange, give and take.

Bane, n. 1. Poison, venom.

2. Pest, scourge, curse, ruin.

Baneful, a. 1. Poisonous, venomous.

2. Destructive, noxious, hurtful, injurious, pernicious, mischievous, baleful, deadly, ruinous, fraught with evil.

Banewort, n. Belladonna, dwale, deadly-nightshade (Atropa Belladonna).

Banging, a. [Low.] Huge, large, great.

Banian, n. (Bot.) Indian fig-tree (Ficus Indicus).

Banish, v. a. 1. Exile, expatriate, ostracize, expel from the country.

2. Exclude, shut out, drive away, put out of mind.

Banishment, n. Exile, expatriation, ostracism, expulsion, proscription.

Bang, v. a. Beat, thump, pound, strike, knock, maul, pommel, thwack, wallop, deal roughly with.

Bankrupt, a. Insolvent.

Bankrupt, n. Insolvent debtor.

Bankruptcy, n. Insolvency.

Banner, n. Flag, standard, streamer, ensign, pennon, colors.

Banquet, n. Feast, entertainment, treat.

Banquet, v. n. Feast, be regaled with good eating and drinking.

Banquet, v. a. Treat with a banquet or feast.

Banter, v. a. Jeer, joke, rally, quiz, ridicule, taunt, twit, deride, mock, make fun of, make sport of, make merry with, play upon, make a butt of.

Banter, n. Raillery, ridicule, mockery, derision, persiflage, pleasantry, badinage, asteism, joking, jesting, quizzing, frivolous talk, small talk.