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average
Adjective
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To be average is to be not one extreme or another.
In football, he is an average player.
average
Noun
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An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.
The average size of a family in America is about two or three.
The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.
balance
Noun
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If something is in balance, it has equal amounts all around.
She was walking on a thin line, but lost her balance and fell down.
This plan has a good balance of new and old ideas.
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The balance in your bank account is the amount of money you have in the account.
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A type of scale where there are two parts.
balance
Verb
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If you balance something, you make it have equal amounts all around.
The bird balanced easily on the wire for a few moments before flying off.
A good manager has to balance the costs and benefits of doing business.