New Definition–adjective | 1. | of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book. |
| 2. | of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe. |
| 3. | having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element. |
| 4. | unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands. |
| 5. | having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister. |
| 6. | unaccustomed (usually fol. by to): people new to such work. |
| 7. | coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains. |
| 8. | fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper. |
| 9. | (of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him. |
| 10. | other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World. |
| 11. | being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare. |
| 12. | (initial capital letter ) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time: New High German. |
–adverb | 13. | recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops. |
| 14. | freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay. |
–noun | 15. | something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new. |
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Balance Definition–noun | 1. | a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. |
| 2. | something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise. |
| 3. | mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc. |
| 4. | a state of bodily equilibrium: He lost his balance and fell down the stairs. |
| 5. | an instrument for determining weight, typically by the equilibrium of a bar with a fulcrum at the center, from each end of which is suspended a scale or pan, one holding an object of known weight, and the other holding the object to be weighed. |
| 6. | the remainder or rest: He carried what he could and left the balance for his brother to bring. |
| 7. | the power or ability to decide an outcome by throwing one's strength, influence, support, or the like, to one side or the other. |
| 8. | (in winemaking) the degree to which all the attributes of a wine are in harmony, with none either too prominent or deficient. |
| 9. | Accounting. | a. | equality between the totals of the two sides of an account. |
| b. | the difference between the debit total and the credit total of an account. |
| c. | unpaid difference represented by the excess of debits over credits. |
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| 10. | an adjustment of accounts. |
| 11. | the act of balancing; comparison as to weight, amount, importance, etc.; estimate. |
| 12. | preponderating weight: The balance of the blame is on your side. |
| 13. | Fine Arts. composition or placement of elements of design, as figures, forms, or colors, in such a manner as to produce an aesthetically pleasing or harmoniously integrated whole. |
| 14. | Dance. a balancing movement. |
| 15. | Also called balance wheel. Horology. a wheel that oscillates against the tension of a hairspring to regulate the beats of a watch or clock. |
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| 17. | Audio. (in a stereophonic sound system) the comparative loudness of two speakers, usually set by a control (balance control) on the amplifier or receiver. |
–verb (used with object) | 18. | to bring to or hold in equilibrium; poise: to balance a book on one's head. |
| 19. | to arrange, adjust, or proportion the parts of symmetrically. |
| 20. | to be equal or proportionate to: I'm always happy when cash on hand balances expected expenses. One side of an equation must balance the other. |
| 21. | Accounting. | a. | to add up the two sides of (an account) and determine the difference. |
| b. | to make the necessary entries in (an account) so that the sums of the two sides will be equal. |
| c. | to settle by paying what remains due on an account; equalize or adjust. |
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| 22. | to weigh in a balance. |
| 23. | to estimate the relative weight or importance of; compare: to balance all the probabilities of a situation. |
| 24. | to serve as a counterpoise to; counterbalance; offset: The advantages more than balance the disadvantages. |
| 25. | Dance. to move in rhythm to and from: to balance one's partner. |
–verb (used without object) | 26. | to have an equality or equivalence in weight, parts, etc.; be in equilibrium: The account doesn't balance. Do these scales balance?
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| 27. | Accounting. to reckon or adjust accounts. |
| 28. | to waver or hesitate: He would balance and temporize endlessly before reaching a decision. |
| 29. | Dance. to move forward and backward or in opposite directions. |
—Idioms| 30. | in the balance, with the outcome in doubt or suspense: While the jury deliberated, his fate rested in the balance. |
| 31. | on balance, considering all aspects: On balance, the new product is doing well. |
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Shoes Definition–noun | 1. | an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle. |
| 2. | an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. |
| 3. | a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal. |
| 4. | a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc. |
| 6. | the outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire. |
| 7. | a drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle. |
| 8. | a part having a larger area than the end of an object on which it fits, serving to disperse or apply its weight or thrust. |
| 9. | the sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail. |
| 10. | Civil Engineering. | a. | a member supporting one end of a truss or girder in a bridge. |
| b. | a hard and sharp foot of a pile or caisson for piercing underlying soil. |
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| 11. | a small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor. |
| 12. | the outwardly curved portion at t
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| 13. | a piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut. |
| 14. | a device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached. |
| 15. | a band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sleigh. |
| 17. | Furniture. | a. | a cuplike metal piece for protecting the bottom of a leg. |
| b. | a fillet beneath an ornamental foot, as a pad or scroll foot. |
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| 18. | Printing. a box into which unusable type is thrown. |
| 19. | a chute conveying grain to be ground into flour. |
| 21. | Nautical. a thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing. |
–verb (used with object) | 22. | to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes. |
| 23. | to protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like. |
—Idioms| 24. | drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun. |
| 25. | fill someone's shoes, to take the place and assume the obligations of another person: She felt that no stepmother could ever hope to fill her late mother's shoes. |
| 26. | in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another: I wouldn't like to be in his shoes. |
| 27. | the shoe is on the other foot, the circumstances are reversed; a change of places has occurred: Now that we are rich and they are poor the shoe is on the other foot. |
| 28. | where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry. |
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Outlet Definition–noun | 1. | an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit. |
| 2. | Electricity. | a. | a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices. |
| b. | Also called outlet box. the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system. |
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| 3. | a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses. |
| 5. | a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer. |
| 6. | a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network. |
| 7. | a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond. |
| 8. | the channel such a river or stream follows. |
| 9. | the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water, as a lake or the sea. |
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