Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ballast

5 senses of ballast

Sense 1
ballast -- (any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship)
       => material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")

Sense 2
ballast -- (coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads)
       => gravel, crushed rock -- (rock fragments and pebbles)

Sense 3
ballast -- (an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings)
       => attribute -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)

Sense 4
ballast resistor, ballast, barretter -- (a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations))
       => resistor, resistance -- (an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current)

Sense 5
ballast, light ballast -- (an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps)
       => electrical device -- (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ballast

1 sense of ballast

Sense 1
ballast -- (make steady with a ballast)
       => brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise -- (support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel")