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ballast

How many syllables in ballast?

  2 syllables

Divide ballast into syllables:   bal-last
Stressed syllable in ballast:   bal-last
How to pronounce ballast:   bal-ust
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Synonyms for ballast


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        What rhymes with ballast

        2 syllables
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