ballast

Words with a similar base: ballast, ballast_resistor, light_ballast

'ballast'

[ballast.n.01] as in: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

'ballast'

[ballast.n.02] as in: coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads

'ballast'

[ballast.n.03] as in: an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings

'ballast'

[ballast_resistor.n.01] as in: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

'ballast'

[ballast.n.05] as in: an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

'ballast'

[ballast.v.01] as in: make steady with a ballast