How to spell BALLESTED correctly?

If someone mistakenly uses the term "ballested", there are a few possible corrections depending on the intended meaning. If referring to a type of ammunition, "ballasted" would be more appropriate. For a desire to express having control or balance, "balanced" would be the correct word.

• Ballasted The railway tracks were securely ballasted with stones to prevent the trains from derailing.
• Balloted The committee balloted on whether to approve the new policy.
• Billeted During the war, soldiers were billeted in various homes throughout the town.

Contacet

• candace
• conceit
• concert
• conduce
• conduced
• conduct
• contact
• contained
• content
• contest