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ball

/ ball /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
"he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
Type of:
pitch delivery
noun Sense 2
an object with a spherical shape
"a ball of fire"
Type of:
sphere
Kinds of:
crystal ball mothball camphor ball time-ball fireball
Derived:
conglobate conglobe
noun Sense 3
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
Type of:
actress comedienne
noun Sense 4
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
"the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
Type of:
dance
noun Sense 5
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
Type of:
agglomeration
Kinds of:
clot coagulum gob clew
Derived:
collocate lump chunk
noun Sense 6
a lavish formal dance
Type of:
dance
Kinds of:
cotillion cotilion masked ball masquerade ball fancy-dress ball
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
structure anatomical structure complex body part
Has parts:
sole hand manus
noun Sense 8
a spherical object used as a plaything
"he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
Type of:
plaything toy
Kinds of:
beach ball snowball
noun Sense 9
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
Kinds of:
baseball basketball billiard ball bocce ball bocci ball
verb Sense 10
form into a ball by winding or rolling
"ball wool"
Type of:
wind wrap roll
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
a solid ball shot by a musket
"they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
Type of:
shot pellet
noun Sense 12
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 are"
Type of:
ball game ballgame
Kinds of:
daisy cutter professional baseball hardball perfect game no-hit game
noun Sense 13
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Type of:
gonad sex gland male reproductive gland
Kinds of:
cobblers undescended testis undescended testicle
Has parts:
male reproductive system male genitalia male genitals
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

pitch delivery sphere crystal ball mothball camphor ball time-ball fireball actress comedienne dance agglomeration