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| 1. | [ noun ] (games) round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games | |
| Examples: | "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve" "the mayor threw out the first ball" "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" |
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| Related terms: | game_equipment football baseball marble roulette_ball medicine_ball field_hockey_ball croquet_ball pool_ball rugby_ball bowl bocce_ball golf_ball handball bowling_ball ninepin_ball ping-pong_ball polo_ball lacrosse_ball punching_bag wiffle cricket_ball soccer_ball softball squash_ball racquetball tennis_ball volleyball billiard_ball basketball | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (arms) a solid ball shot by a musket | |
| Synonyms: | musket_ball | |
| Examples: | "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" |
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| Related terms: | shot | |
| 3. | [ noun ] any object with a spherical shape | |
| Synonyms: | orb globe | |
| Examples: | "a ball of fire" |
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| Related terms: | sphere spherule fireball mothball crystal_ball globule time-ball pellet bolus fireball conglobate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (dance) a lavish formal dance | |
| Examples: | "she was the loveliest girl at the ball" |
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| Related terms: | dance dance cotillion masked_ball prom promenade | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (dance) the people assembled at a lavish formal dance | |
| Examples: | "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded" |
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| Related terms: | dance promenade | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | |
| Synonyms: | testicle testis orchis ballock bollock egg gonad nut | |
| Examples: | "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
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| Related terms: | male_reproductive_gland gonad endocrine_gland undescended_testis cobblers male_reproductive_system male_genitalia vas_deferens spermatic_cord epididymis rete_testis seminiferous_tubule testicular_vein testicular_artery | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a spherical object used as a plaything | |
| Examples: | "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" |
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| Related terms: | plaything snowball beach_ball | |
| 8. | [ verb ] form into a ball by winding, rolling, etc.; ball wool, for example | |
| Related terms: | wind | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (baseball,sport,games) a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run | |
| Synonyms: | baseball baseball_game ball_game | |
| Examples: | "he played baseball in high school" "there was a baseball game on every empty lot" "play ball!" |
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| Related terms: | ball_game field_game three-hitter no-hit_game daisy_cutter one-hitter rounders perfect_game four-hitter steal professional_baseball softball hardball five-hitter stickball two-hitter pitching error pitch batting grounder plunk liner bunt fielding fly catching base_hit fair_ball out baseball_play tag foul pitcher catcher hit walk bat ballplayer pitching home_plate walk base_on_balls single mound baseball_diamond major_league shortstop outfielder drive_in pitch pop batter fan out steal minor_league error right-handed_pitcher batting_average double batting blast fastball ballpark base_runner batting_coach ball_game first_baseman base_hit second_baseman liner batting_average fielding_average foul plunk fumble fielding ground_out bunt bunt bounce_out triple fly aboard bat strike_out grounder tag nab pinch_hitter infielder wind_up run_bases no-hit ball-hawking hitless batting_order third_baseman assist farm_team putout catching cut_down starting_pitcher bat_boy pitching_coach die backstop catch bear_down fumble sacrifice closer triple_crown screwballer fair retire foul in-bounds fly foul connect tag texas_leaguer pull ground ground flare shoestring_catch fair_ball bat submarine switch-hit bat safe triple-crown put_out whiff baseball_equipment backstop ground_rule cleanup baseball_coach lead baseball_play strikeout out away | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (performing arts) United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) | |
| Synonyms: | lucille_ball | |
| Related terms: | actress comedienne | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a compact mass | |
| Synonyms: | chunk clod lump clump glob | |
| Examples: | "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" |
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| Related terms: | agglomeration clot clew gob collocate | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb | |
| Examples: | "he stood on the balls of his feet" |
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| Related terms: | structure hand sole | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 320 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (baseball) a pitch that is not in the strike zone | |
| Examples: | "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" |
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| Related terms: | pitch | |
| Similar spelling: |
bally Balli Balle Balla Bal Ballow Ballou Ballew Bali bail Bala Bale Baal bawl Bahl Balliew Baley Balay Baily Bayly Bayley Bailie Bailey bailee Baillie Beall |
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