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Quick definitions from WordNet (ball)
▸ noun: a pitch that is not in the strike zone ("He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him")
▸ noun: round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games ("The ball travelled 90 mph on his serve")
▸ noun: a spherical object used as a plaything ("He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a lavish formal dance
▸ noun: a compact mass ("A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
▸ noun: the people assembled at a lavish formal dance ("The ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded")
▸ noun: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
▸ noun: an object with a spherical shape ("A ball of fire")
▸ noun: a solid ball shot by a musket ("They had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens ("She kicked him in the balls and got away")
▸ verb: form into a ball by winding or rolling ("Ball wool")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 2941 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #320)
▸ Also see balls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ball
▸ Usage examples for ball
▸ Idioms related to ball (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ball
▸ Words that often appear near ball
▸ Rhymes of ball
▸ Invented words related to ball
▸ noun: a pitch that is not in the strike zone ("He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him")
▸ noun: round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games ("The ball travelled 90 mph on his serve")
▸ noun: a spherical object used as a plaything ("He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a lavish formal dance
▸ noun: a compact mass ("A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
▸ noun: the people assembled at a lavish formal dance ("The ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded")
▸ noun: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
▸ noun: an object with a spherical shape ("A ball of fire")
▸ noun: a solid ball shot by a musket ("They had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens ("She kicked him in the balls and got away")
▸ verb: form into a ball by winding or rolling ("Ball wool")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 2941 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #320)
▸ Also see balls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ball
▸ Usage examples for ball
▸ Idioms related to ball (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ball
▸ Words that often appear near ball
▸ Rhymes of ball
▸ Invented words related to ball