balloon

About 5.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
2. noun Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
3. noun Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
4. noun A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
5. noun A speech bubble.
6. noun A wide rounded glass with a stem and foot, used for wine, brandy, etc.
7. noun A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.

   the balloon of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London

8. noun A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.

Similar words

billow inflate blimp dirigible airship ball hut bag flask earth

Often followed by

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Word family

ballooned ballooning balloons