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ball
/bɔl/
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Definitions of ball
  1. noun
    a lavish dance requiring formal attire

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    formal
    type of:
    dance
  2. noun
    United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

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    lucille ball
  3. noun
    a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
    "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

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    musket ball
    type of:
    pellet shot
  4. noun
    a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    "he played baseball in high school" "there was a baseball game on every empty lot" "there was a desire for National League ball in the area" "play ball!"

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    baseball baseball game
    type of:
    ball game ballgame
  5. noun
    a compact mass
    "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

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    chunk clod clump glob lump
    type of:
    agglomeration
  6. noun
    one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
    "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

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    ballock bollock egg nut orchis testicle testis
  7. noun
    an object with a spherical shape
    "a ball of fire"

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    globe orb
    type of:
    sphere
  8. noun
    a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
    "the ball at the base of the thumb" "he stood on the balls of his feet"
  9. noun
    a pitch that is not in the strike zone
    "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
    type of:
    pitch delivery
  10. noun
    a spherical object used as a plaything
    "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
    type of:
    toy plaything
  11. verb
    form into a ball by winding or rolling
    "ball wool"
    type of:
    twine roll wind wrap
  12. noun
    round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
    "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve" "the mayor threw out the first ball" "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
    type of:
    game equipment
  13. noun
    the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
    "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
    type of:
    dance
Examples of ball
  • "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
  • "he played baseball in high school"
  • "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"
  • "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"
  • "play ball!"
  • "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
  • "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
  • "a ball of fire"
  • "the ball at the base of the thumb"
  • "he stood on the balls of his feet"
  • "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
  • "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
  • "ball wool"
  • "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"
  • "the mayor threw out the first ball"
  • "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
  • "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
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