Definitions for "Balloon"
A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aërial navigation.
A lighter than air craft. The Montgolfier brothers made the first flight in a hot air balloon in 1783. Search for balloon books on Amazon.co.uk
Two balloons can be seen on TAKE IT BACK artwork. Latin word for balloon is follis, a bag full of air, related to madness. The lyrics of TIB seem to speak of mankind's mad attitude toward the Earth.
The circle that encloses text in a cartoon.
advertising copy set so it seems to be coming from the mouth of one of the characters illustrated in the advertisement; also called a blurb.
a circle or bubble used in cartoons that encloses copy in an illustration.
(1) The final payment of a balloon note. (2) A landlocked parcel of land.
A mortgage that requires the remaining principal balance to be paid in full during a specified amount of time.
The principal balance of a mortgage loan outstanding on maturity of the term. A balloon mortgage is one which does not fully amortize over its term to maturity.
See captive balloon, ceiling balloon, constant-level balloon, free balloon, hurricane beacon, kytoon, Moby Dick balloon, pilot balloon, radiosonde balloon, rockoon, skyhook balloon, transosonde.
Balloon were an early 1990's duo consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard. Their first and only album, Gravity, was released in 1992. Produced by Michael Brook the record featured contributions from Sarah Mc Lachlan and James Pinker.
The curved shape that a yarn length, whether stationary or in forward motion, forms in space when it is made to circulate (i.e. whirl) at a fixed or varying radius around an axis. Note 1: The forward motion of the yarn length is commonly called the yarn delivery speed. Note 2: Balloons commonly occur when a yarn length circulates a package, mainly out of contact with the package, during over-end twisting, winding and unwinding operations (e.g., uptwisting, downtwisting, ring spinning, yarn doubling or folding, see diagram). Balloons can also occur when yarn lengths whirl free of lateral constraints (c. g., air-jet spinning). Note 3: Balloons may be single or multiple and their size, basic shape and angular velocity are system and the rate of twisting. These factors control the determined by the geometry of the on. The forces are centripetal, coriolis, air-drag and yarn balance of forces producing the balloon, shape and angular velocity are package tension. Other factors that may influence balloon sizes of the yarn and the presence of balloon size, ring size, traveller weight, linear density, hairiness control rings or balloon separators.
A provision in a note or loan requiring a partial or full repayment of the note or loan at a specified date(s).
The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
A device borrowed from a comic strip which makes the words of a person in the picture appear to be coming directly from his mouth.
A drawing, usually in a comic strip, which makes the words of a person in the picture appear to be coming directly from his mouth.
Keywords:  elbow, fuller, wrist, sleeve, narrowed
Full, rounded look from the shoulder to the elbow arm, then narrowed from the elbow to the wrist
A sleeve shaped full over the upper arm and narrowed from the elbow to wrist. Fuller at the top.
Primary mode of transport on Fire. Despite having existed since the beginning of time, things do not happen very quickly on this planet.
a wonderful, brightly colored thing, but for some kids, it'll just be even better if the alligator really is green
Keywords:  voyage
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
Keywords:  snifter, goblet, swirled, brandy, bowl
goblet a very large bowled, usually thin glass, goblet for serving fine brandy designed for only a small amount of liquid that is swirled and warmed by the hands to collect the aroma in the bowl. also brandy snifter
A balloon indicates an improvement in your life. In addition to this improvement, you must take your gains unselfishly and resist a tendency to become big headed. If you're not careful somebody may ruin your happiness.
Keywords:  upheavel, relic, naval, war, goes
Naval 'When the balloon goes up' A common slang expression - of Naval origin - to refer to the beginning of a significant upheavel or event. It is a relic of the 1914-18 War, when the first visible sign of an operation was the sending up of observation balloons from HM ships fitted with them.
Keywords:  puff, expand
To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
Keywords:  serial, mature, sinking, series, extra
A principal amount retired at maturity on a sinking fund issue which is substantially larger than any sinking fund payment.
The amount that is still to be paid on maturity of a mortgage.
In some serial bond issues an extra-large amount - the "balloon" - may mature in the final year of the series.
Keywords:  inflated, debatable, burst, sails, neck
A game played with a large inflated ball.
small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Keywords:  paul, pillar, globe, london, church
A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.
Keywords:  surprise, birthday, perfect, it
a perfect surprise, whether it's for a birthday or just for a surprise
Keywords:  widget, pauses, pointer, explain, pops
A small box that pops up to define or explain part of the user interface. A balloon is displayed when the pointer pauses over a widget.
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Keywords:  bomb, shell
A bomb or shell.
A nuclear device suspended from a balloon and exploded in the atmosphere.
Keywords:  wagon, wheeled, broad, you
a broad-wheeled wagon to you
A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
a very, very fragile piece of equipment compared to a thunderstorm
Keywords:  sphere, well
a sphere--well, almost
Keywords:  promoting, great, way, product, service
a great way of promoting a product or service
Keywords:  take
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
Keywords:  good, example
a good example
Keywords:  allows, system, you
a system that allows you to