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balloon
noun
verb
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ALLOO
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
bəˈluːn
Meaning
Definitions
noun
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
noun
small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
verb
become inflated
“The sails ballooned”
verb
ride in a hot-air balloon
“He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China”
In context
Example Sentences
The sails ballooned
He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China
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