ball

Nouns

• (n) 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
• (n) a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
  • they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
  musket ball,
• (n) an object with a spherical shape
  • a ball of fire
  globe, orb,
• (n) the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
  • the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
• (n) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  • she kicked him in the balls and got away
  ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, nut,
• (n) a spherical object used as a plaything
  • he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
• (n) United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) Lucille Ball,
• (n) a compact mass
  • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
  chunk, clod, glob, lump, clump,
• (n) a lavish dance requiring formal attire formal,
• (n) a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
  • the ball at the base of the thumb
  • he stood on the balls of his feet
• (n) the game of baseball
• (n) a pitch that is not in the strike zone
  • he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him

Verbs

• (v) form into a ball by winding or rolling
  • ball wool

Synonyms

Words of close approximity