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English to English noun
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games |  | Example: the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
the mayor threw out the first ball
the ball rolled into the corner pocket
source: wordnet30
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a solid projectile that is shot by a musket | | Example: they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
source: wordnet30
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an object with a spherical shape | | Example: a ball of fire
source: wordnet30
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the people assembled at a lavish formal dance | | Example: the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
source: wordnet30
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one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | | Example: she kicked him in the balls and got away
source: wordnet30
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a spherical object used as a plaything | | Example: he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
source: wordnet30
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United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) | | source: wordnet30
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a compact mass | | Example: a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
source: wordnet30
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a lavish dance requiring formal attire | | source: wordnet30
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a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass | | Example: the ball at the base of the thumb
he stood on the balls of his feet
source: wordnet30
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the game of baseball | | source: wordnet30
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a pitch that is not in the strike zone | | Example: he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
source: wordnet30
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Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. | | source: webster1913
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A social assembly for the purpose of dancing. | | source: webster1913
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A pitched ball, not struck at by the batsman, which fails to pass over the home base at a height not greater than the batsman's shoulder nor less than his knee. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 16 |
form into a ball by winding or rolling | | Example: ball wool
source: wordnet30
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To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls. | | source: webster1913
| 18 |
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. | | source: webster1913
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