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match vs balance

balance vs match

match and balance both are nouns.

match and balance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
match Yes No Yes No
balance Yes No Yes No
As verbs, balance is a hyponym of match; that is, balance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than match:
  • match: make correspond or harmonize
  • balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
Other hyponyms of match include equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize.
match (noun) balance (noun)
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
an exact duplicate a weight that balances another weight
a burning piece of wood or cardboard a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
something that resembles or harmonizes with harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
a pair of people who live together equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect something left after other parts have been taken away
the score needed to win a match equality of distribution
a state of equilibrium
match (verb) balance (verb)
be equal or harmonize hold or carry in equilibrium
make correspond or harmonize compute credits and debits of an account
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching bring into balance or equilibrium
set into opposition or rivalry be in equilibrium
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
give or join in marriage
provide funds complementary to
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
be equal to in quality or ability
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