Britain has often been the balancer of power in Europe.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
co´ter|bal´anc|er — coun|ter|bal|ance «noun. KOWN tuhr BAL uhns; verb. KOWN tuhr BAL uhns», noun, verb, anced, anc|ing. –n. 1. a weight balancing another weight; counterpoise. 2. Figurative: »Her husband s cool judgment was a counterbalance to her impulsiveness.… … Useful english dictionary
self-bal|anc|ing — «SEHLF BAL uhn sihng», adjective. automatically balancing oneself or itself … Useful english dictionary
anc — anc; bal·anc·er; con·vey·anc·er; con·vey·anc·ing; … English syllables
bal — aero·bal·lis·tics; an·ti·bal·loon·er; ar·y·bal·los; at·a·bal; BAL; bal·a·bos; bal·a·cla·va; bal·a·dine; bal·ae·noi·dea; bal·ae·nop·tera; bal·ae·nop·ter·i·dae; bal·a·lai·ka; bal·an·celle; bal·anc·er; bal·a·nite; bal·a·ni·tes; bal·a·ni·tis;… … English syllables
coun|ter|bal|ance — «noun. KOWN tuhr BAL uhns; verb. KOWN tuhr BAL uhns», noun, verb, anced, anc|ing. –n. 1. a weight balancing another weight; counterpoise. 2. Figurative: »Her husband s cool judgment was a counterbalance to her impulsiveness. –v.t., v.i. 1. to act … Useful english dictionary
out|bal|ance — «owt BAL uhns», transitive verb, anced, anc|ing. 1. to weigh more than. 2. Figurative. to exceed, as in value, importance, or influence … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|bal|ance — «OH vuhr BAL uhns», verb, anced, anc|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to be greater than, as in weight, importance, or value; outweigh: »The gains overbalanced the losses. SYNONYM(S): overpower, subdue. 2. to cause to lose balance: »As he leaned … Useful english dictionary
un|bal|ance — «uhn BAL uhns», noun, verb, anced, anc|ing. –n. lack of balance; unbalanced condition; imbalance. –v.t. to throw out of balance; disorder or derange … Useful english dictionary
balancer — bal·anc·er … English syllables
balancing act — bal|anc|ing act [ bælənsıŋ ,ækt ] noun count the process of trying to achieve something that different groups will all be satisfied with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
