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noun • any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship • coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads • an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings • a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) • an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps verb • make steady with a ballast | ||||
| 44% | 5 | Word for weight that came to mean balance, equal weight or equilibrium, thus composure, dignity, graceful carriage, stability of body or other state/manner of evenness | ||
noun • a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second • a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium • great coolness and composure under strain verb • be motionless, in suspension • prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult • cause to be balanced or suspended • hold or carry in equilibrium | ||||
| 28% | 11 | May cause weight changes, either weight gain or weight loss | ||
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Weight Added For Stability
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BALLAST which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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BALLAST
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