balloon

IPA: bʌɫˈun

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
(medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
A speech bubble.
A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.
(architecture) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
(chemistry) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
(pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell.
(obsolete) A game played with a large inflated ball.
(engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
(slang) A woman's breast.
(slang) A small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc.
(finance) Synonym of balloon payment.

Examples of "balloon" in Sentences

The balloon is distensible.
The balloon fell to the ground.
The first ballooning will be a legend.
The balloon uses the Sun radiation to heat the inside air.
Gabrielle sobs quietly and releases the balloon into the air.
How safe is Ballooning compared to other forms of air travel
Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons.
The event is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world.
The history of ballooning, both with hot air and gas, spans many centuries.
Onlookers gathered at vantage points, in boats and on hot air balloons to witness the rare phenomenon.