balloon

/bəˈluːn/

nounverbbal · loon

A balloon needs extra air—so it has extra letters: **ll** and **oo** in ba**ll****oo**n.

Yes, it's balloon. Remember the double letters in the middle: **ba + ll + oo + n**.

Definitions

  1. nounA small bag made of thin rubber or similar material that is filled with air or gas and used as a decoration or toy.
  2. nounA large bag filled with hot air or gas that can carry people in the air (e.g., a hot-air balloon).
  3. verbTo swell or expand quickly; to become larger in size.

Examples

  • “She tied a red balloon to the gift bag.”
  • “We watched a hot-air balloon drift over the fields at sunrise.”
  • “The cost of the project began to balloon after the delays.”

Synonyms

airshipblimpinflateexpandswell

Antonyms

deflateshrink

Translations

ES globoPT balãoFR ballon

Common misspellings

balonbaloonballonballooonbalooneballoonnballoón

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