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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ball 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ball 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ball 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ball 
 
  1  sense  of  ball 
 
  Sense  1 
  ball 
  =>  wind,  wrap,  roll,  twine 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ball 
 
  ball  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ball 
 
  Sense  1 
  ball 
  =>  wind,  wrap,  roll,  twine 
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  Grep  of  noun  ball 
  american  football 
  association  football 
  ball 
  ball-and-socket  joint 
  ball-peen  hammer 
  ball  and  chain 
  ball  bearing 
  ball  boy 
  ball  carrier 
  ball  cartridge 
  ball  club 
  ball  cock 
  ball  fern 
  ball  field 
  ball  game 
  ball  gown 
  ball  hawk 
  ball  hawking 
  ball  nettle 
  ball  nightshade 
  ball  of  fire 
  ball  valve 
  ballad 
  ballad  maker 
  ballade 
  balladeer 
  ballast 
  ballast  resistor 
  ballcock 
  balldress 
  baller  mistress 
  ballerina 
  ballet 
  ballet  company 
  ballet  dancer 
  ballet  master 
  ballet  position 
  ballet  skirt 
  balletomane 
  ballgame 
  ballistic  capsule 
  ballistic  galvanometer 
  ballistic  missile 
  ballistic  pendulum 
  ballistic  trajectory 
  ballistics 
  ballistocardiogram 
  ballistocardiograph 
  ballock 
  balloon 
  balloon  flower 
  balloon  sail 
  balloon  seat 
  balloon  vine 
  balloonfish 
  ballooning 
  balloonist 
  ballot 
  ballot  box 
  ballota 
  ballota  nigra 
  balloting 
  ballottement 
  ballpark 
  ballpen 
  ballplayer 
  ballpoint 
  ballpoint  pen 
  ballroom 
  ballroom  dance 
  ballroom  dancing 
  ballroom  music 
  balls-up 
  ballup 
  ballyhoo 
  ballyhoo  artist 
  baseball 
  basketball 
  beach  ball 
  beanball 
  billiard  ball 
  blackball 
  blowball 
  bocce  ball 
  bocci  ball 
  boccie  ball 
  bosie  ball 
  bowling  ball 
  brandyball 
  breaking  ball 
  buckyball 
  butterball 
  camphor  ball 
  cannon  ball 
  cannonball 
  change-of-pace  ball 
  codfish  ball 
  cotton  ball 
  cricket  ball 
  croquet  ball 
  crystal  ball 
  cue  ball 
  curve  ball 
  dirt  ball 
  earth-ball 
  earthball 
  eight  ball 
  eyeball 
  fair  ball 
  fancy-dress  ball 
  fastball 
  feather  ball 
  field  hockey  ball 
  fireball 
  fish  ball 
  fly  ball 
  football 
  foul  ball 
  giant  puffball 
  golf  ball 
  greaseball 
  ground  ball 
  gum  ball 
  hair  ball 
  hairball 
  handball 
  hard-skinned  puffball 
  hardball 
  highball 
  jump  ball 
  knuckleball 
  lacrosse  ball 
  masked  ball 
  masquerade  ball 
  matzah  ball 
  matzo  ball 
  matzoh  ball 
  meatball 
  medicine  ball 
  melon  ball 
  mothball 
  musket  ball 
  net  ball 
  netball 
  ninepin  ball 
  no  ball 
  object  ball 
  oddball 
  pinball 
  ping-pong  ball 
  playground  ball 
  polo  ball 
  pool  ball 
  popcorn  ball 
  porcupine  ball 
  professional  baseball 
  professional  basketball 
  professional  football 
  puffball 
  punchball 
  punching  ball 
  pushball 
  racquetball 
  rifle  ball 
  roulette  ball 
  rugby  ball 
  rugby  football 
  screwball 
  skittle  ball 
  smooth  earthball 
  snowball 
  soccer  ball 
  softball 
  sourball 
  spitball 
  squash  ball 
  stalked  puffball 
  star  earthball 
  stickball 
  submarine  ball 
  swedish  meatball 
  tea  ball 
  tennis  ball 
  tetherball 
  time-ball 
  touch  football 
  true  puffball 
  volleyball 
  wiffle  ball 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ball 
 
  The  noun  ball  has  10  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (40)  ball  --  (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") 
  2.  (5)  musket  ball,  ball  --  (a  solid  ball  shot  by  a  musket;  "they  had  to  carry  a  ramrod  as  well  as  powder  and  ball") 
  3.  (3)  ball,  globe,  orb  --  (any  object  with  a  spherical  shape;  "a  ball  of  fire") 
  4.  (2)  ball  --  (a  lavish  formal  dance;  "she  was  the  loveliest  girl  at  the  ball") 
  5.  (1)  testis,  testicle,  orchis,  ball,  ballock,  bollock,  nut,  egg  --  (one  of  the  two  male  reproductive  glands  that  produce  spermatozoa  and  secrete  androgens;  "she  kicked  him  in  the  balls  and  got  away") 
  6.  (1)  ball  --  (a  spherical  object  used  as  a  plaything;  "he  played  with  his  rubber  ball  in  the  bathtub") 
  7.  ball,  clod,  glob,  lump,  clump,  chunk  --  (a  compact  mass;  "a  ball  of  mud  caught  him  on  the  shoulder") 
  8.  ball  --  (a  more  or  less  rounded  anatomical  body  or  mass;  ball  of  the  human  foot  or  ball  at  the  base  of  the  thumb;  "he  stood  on  the  balls  of  his  feet") 
  9.  baseball,  baseball  game,  ball  --  (a  ball  game  played  with  a  bat  and  ball  between  two  teams  of  9  players;  teams  take  turns  at  bat  trying  to  score  run;  "he  played  baseball  in  high  school";  "there  was  a  baseball  game  on  every  empy  lot";  "there  was  a  desire  for  National  League  ball  in  the  area";  "play  ball!") 
  10.  ball  --  (a  pitch  that  is  not  in  the  strike  zone;  "he  threw  nine  straight  balls  before  the  manager  yanked  him") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ball 
 
  The  verb  ball  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ball  --  (form  into  a  ball  by  winding,  rolling,  etc.;  ball  wool,  for  example) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ball 
  ball-hawking 
  ball-shaped 
  balled 
  balletic 
  ballistic 
  ballooning 
  ballpark 
  bally 
  screwball 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ball 
 
  The  noun  ball  has  10  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (40)  ball  --  (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") 
  2.  (5)  musket  ball,  ball  --  (a  solid  ball  shot  by  a  musket;  "they  had  to  carry  a  ramrod  as  well  as  powder  and  ball") 
  3.  (3)  ball,  globe,  orb  --  (any  object  with  a  spherical  shape;  "a  ball  of  fire") 
  4.  (2)  ball  --  (a  lavish  formal  dance;  "she  was  the  loveliest  girl  at  the  ball") 
  5.  (1)  testis,  testicle,  orchis,  ball,  ballock,  bollock,  nut,  egg  --  (one  of  the  two  male  reproductive  glands  that  produce  spermatozoa  and  secrete  androgens;  "she  kicked  him  in  the  balls  and  got  away") 
  6.  (1)  ball  --  (a  spherical  object  used  as  a  plaything;  "he  played  with  his  rubber  ball  in  the  bathtub") 
  7.  ball,  clod,  glob,  lump,  clump,  chunk  --  (a  compact  mass;  "a  ball  of  mud  caught  him  on  the  shoulder") 
  8.  ball  --  (a  more  or  less  rounded  anatomical  body  or  mass;  ball  of  the  human  foot  or  ball  at  the  base  of  the  thumb;  "he  stood  on  the  balls  of  his  feet") 
  9.  baseball,  baseball  game,  ball  --  (a  ball  game  played  with  a  bat  and  ball  between  two  teams  of  9  players;  teams  take  turns  at  bat  trying  to  score  run;  "he  played  baseball  in  high  school";  "there  was  a  baseball  game  on  every  empy  lot";  "there  was  a  desire  for  National  League  ball  in  the  area";  "play  ball!") 
  10.  ball  --  (a  pitch  that  is  not  in  the  strike  zone;  "he  threw  nine  straight  balls  before  the  manager  yanked  him") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ball 
 
  The  verb  ball  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ball  --  (form  into  a  ball  by  winding,  rolling,  etc.;  ball  wool,  for  example) 



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