balloon
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- noun
- /bəˈluːn/
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globo
- The village was decorated with white, green, and silver balloons and banners.
- toy balloons
- blue balloons
- balloon pump
Mike, today I teach you how to blow a balloon without air.
- Mike, today I teach you how to blow a balloon without air.
- We've been giving out freebies, balloons, horns, whistles.
- I think it was like clown clothes, balloons, build your own schedule.
- Let's stretch this balloon over the cup.
- So they just left look at the balloons I'm so excited.
- Those dating shows where contestants have balloons on their hands.
- So we have this balloon and right now there's holes in it.
- So it's basically like a dog balloon meeting you guys.
Examples
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I need this balloon!
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She decorated the room with colorful balloons for the birthday party.
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So I suppose I take this balloon and I blow air on it like this.
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Want a balloon or anything?
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On her birthday, we get a little birthday cake and balloon; we will do that every year.
Academic text (2011) -
George, now, hand me that pink balloon, and hang on!
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Let's stretch this balloon over the cup.
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For example, we wrote a story about balloons because they are familiar and interesting to children.
Academic text (2014) -
We'll bring in pizza, blow up balloons, and have a party just for us.
Fiction book (1995) -
I love balloons.
Synonyms
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A thing you fill with air to play on or float on water
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small balloon that rises high into the sky to collect weather data
A plant that lives for many years with white to pink puffed flowers in long clusters on upright stems
- Archaic
A rounded chair seat that looks like a small puffed cushion on 18th century chairs
- Archaic
A large balloon tied to the ground with cables to keep low enemy planes away in war
- Specialized
A small balloon released to find wind direction and speed high in the sky
- Archaic
A long thin bag filled with air used to fly above and watch, often in war
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Balloon comes from the French ballon meaning 'large ball' and is related to the simple English word ball. A small party balloon is just a thin bag you fill to make a round 'ball', so the toy's name shows its shape and how it works.