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ball definition
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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 -------------- 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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