BALL

/bɔːl/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. verb form into a ball by winding or rolling.
  2. noun round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
  3. noun a solid projectile that is shot by a musket. — synonyms: musket_ball
  4. noun an object with a spherical shape. — synonyms: globe, orb
  5. noun the people assembled at a lavish formal dance.
  6. noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens. — synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
  7. noun a spherical object used as a plaything.
  8. noun United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989). — synonyms: Lucille_Ball
  9. noun a compact mass. — synonyms: clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
  10. noun a lavish dance requiring formal attire. — synonyms: formal
  11. noun a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass.
  12. noun a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players. — synonyms: baseball, baseball_game
  13. noun a pitch that is not in the strike zone.

Examples

  • “a ball of spittle; a fecal ball”
  • “to ball cotton”
  • “The horse balls; the snow balls.”

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