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any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airshipsubstantiv
an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lampssubstantiv
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)substantiv
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and moralssomething that steadies the mind or feelings
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coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroadsverb
make steady with a ballast