Balance

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The word balance can mean a few things:

A picture of a balance or scale
A picture of a balance or scale
  • A balance (or scale) is used to weigh things. An object is put on each side of the balance. The side that weighs more will be lower and the side that weighs less will be higher. If both objects have the same amount of weight, the sides will be even.
A boy balancing a ball on his head
A boy balancing a ball on his head
  • To balance something is to put an object on top of something else in a way that it will not fall over. The object is usually wider than the thing it is being balanced on.