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ball

Dictionary definition · Ball

noun

  1. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
  2. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games"the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"
  3. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket"they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
  4. an object with a spherical shape"a ball of fire"
  5. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens"she kicked him in the balls and got away"
  6. a spherical object used as a plaything"he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
  7. a compact mass"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
  8. a lavish dance requiring formal attire
  9. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass"the ball at the base of the thumb"
  10. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs"he played baseball in high school"

verb

  1. form into a ball by winding or rolling"ball wool"
  2. to live very well

Similar words

Lucille Ballmusket ballglobeorbballockbollockeggnutorchistesticle

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).