Pair+of+scales

  • 91personify — per|son|i|fy [ pər sanə,faı ] verb transitive to be a very clear example of a particular quality: She personifies beauty and grace. a. in art or literature, to show a particular quality in the form of a person: Justice is personified as a… …

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  • 92Libra — [[t]li͟ːbrə[/t]] Libras 1) N UNCOUNT Libra is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a pair of scales. People who are born approximately between the 23rd of September and the 22nd of October come under this sign. 2) N COUNT A Libra… …

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  • 93pan — pan1 [pan] noun 1》 a metal container for cooking food in. 2》 a bowl fitted at either end of a pair of scales.     ↘Brit. the bowl of a toilet.     ↘a shallow bowl in which gravel and mud is shaken and washed by people seeking gold. 3》 a steel… …

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  • 94balance — I. n. 1. Pair of scales. 2. Equipoise, equilibrium, equality of weight. 3. Comparison, comparative estimate, weighing. 4. Excess, overplus, surplus, residue, remainder. (Correct only of accounts.) 5. Counterpoise, equalizing agency, equalizer. 6 …

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  • 95Libra — noun 1 (singular) the seventh sign of the zodiac, represented by a pair of scales, and believed to affect the character and life of people born between September 23rd and October 23rd 2 (C) someone who was born between September 23rd and October… …

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  • 96pan — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR COOKING a round metal container used for cooking usually, with one long handle and a lid; saucepan: Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water. 2 FOR BAKING CAKES ETC AmE a metal container for baking things in; tin BrE …

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  • 97Libra — UK [ˈliːbrə] / US [ˈlɪbrə] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Libra : singular Libra plural Libras one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, represented by a pair of scales. A Libra or a Libran is someone born between 23 September and 22 October,… …

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  • 98personify — UK [pə(r)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ] / US [pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms personify : present tense I/you/we/they personify he/she/it personifies present participle personifying past tense personified past participle personified a) to be a very clear… …

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  • 99Libra — Li•bra [[t]ˈli brə, ˈlaɪ [/t]] n. gen. brae [[t] braɪ, bri[/t]] 1) astron. the Balance, a zodiacal constellation near Virgo 2) astrol. a) the seventh sign of the zodiac b) Also, Li′bran. a person born under this sign, usu. between September 23… …

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  • 100ἡμιζυγίου — ἡμιζύγιος forming half a pair of scales masc/fem/neut gen sg …

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