dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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NOUN | 1 | ball | Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games |
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2 | ball, musket ball | A solid ball shot by a musket | |
3 | ball, globe, orb | An object with a spherical shape | |
4 | ball | The people assembled at a lavish formal dance | |
5 | ball, testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg | One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | |
6 | ball | A spherical object used as a plaything | |
7 | Ball, Lucille Ball | United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) | |
8 | ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk | A compact mass | |
9 | ball | A lavish formal dance | |
10 | ball | A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass | |
11 | ball, baseball, baseball game | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players | |
12 | ball | A pitch that is not in the strike zone | |
VERB | 1 | ball | Form into a ball by winding or rolling |
Sounds | bao'l |
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Rhymes | albuterol, all, appall, and 93 more rhymes in aol at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games. |
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Examples | "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" |
Narrower | baseball; basketball; billiard ball; bocce ball, bocci ball, boccie ball; bowl; bowling ball; cricket ball; croquet ball; field hockey ball; football; golf ball; handball; lacrosse ball; marble; medicine ball; ninepin ball, skittle ball; ping-pong ball; polo ball; pool ball; punching bag, punch bag, punching ball, punchball; racquetball; roulette ball; rugby ball; soccer ball; softball, playground ball; squash ball; tennis ball; volleyball; Wiffle, Wiffle Ball |
Broader | game equipment |
Meaning | A solid ball shot by a musket. |
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Examples | "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" |
Synonyms | musket ball |
Broader | shot, pellet |
Meaning | An object with a spherical shape. |
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Examples | "a ball of fire" |
Synonyms | globe, orb |
Narrower | crystal ball; mothball, camphor ball; time-ball; fireball; fireball; globule; spherule; pellet; bolus |
Broader | sphere |
Meaning | The people assembled at a lavish formal dance. |
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Examples | "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded" |
Parts | promenade |
Broader | dance |
Meaning | One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens. |
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Examples | "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
Synonyms | testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg |
Part of | male reproductive system; male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ, family jewels |
Parts | testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis; testicular vein, vena testicularis; seminiferous tubule; epididymis; rete testis; vas deferens, ductus deferens; spermatic cord |
Narrower | cobblers; undescended testis, undescended testicle |
Broader | gonad, sex gland; male reproductive gland |
Meaning | A spherical object used as a plaything. |
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Examples | "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" |
Narrower | beach ball; snowball |
Broader | plaything, toy |
Meaning | United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989). |
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Synonyms | Lucille Ball |
Broader | actress; comedienne |
Meaning | A compact mass. |
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Examples | "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" |
Synonyms | clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk |
Narrower | clot, coagulum; gob; clew |
Broader | agglomeration |
Meaning | A lavish formal dance. |
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Narrower | cotillion, cotilion; masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball; promenade, prom |
Broader | dance |
Meaning | A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass. Ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb. |
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Examples | "he stood on the balls of his feet" |
Part of | hand, manus, mitt, paw; sole |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure |
Verbs | ball |
Meaning | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players. Teams take turns at bat trying to score run. |
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Examples | "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
Synonyms | baseball, baseball game |
Category of | away, outside; fair; in-bounds; foul; safe; out, retired; ball-hawking; no-hit; triple-crown; hitless; hit; error, misplay; fumble, muff; pitch, delivery; fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet; batting; fielding; catching; pitching; base on balls, walk, pass; fair ball; foul ball; bunt; fly, fly ball; blast; grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper; out; putout; strikeout; sacrifice; base hit, safety, bingle; liner, line drive; plunk, plunker; shoestring catch; tag; flare; Texas leaguer; bat, at-bat; ball game, ballgame; assist; baseball play; backstop; ballpark, park; baseball diamond, diamond, infield; baseball equipment; home plate, home base, home, plate; mound, hill, pitcher's mound; batting order, card, lineup; cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot; ground rule; farm team, farm club; major league, big league, majors; minor league, minors, bush league; lead; ballplayer, baseball player; baseball coach, baseball manager; base runner, runner; bat boy; batter, hitter, slugger, batsman; batting coach; catcher; closer, finisher; pitching coach; first baseman, first sacker; infielder; outfielder; right-handed pitcher, right-hander; pinch hitter; pitcher, hurler, twirler; screwballer; second baseman, second sacker; shortstop; starting pitcher; third baseman, third sacker; batting average; batting average; fielding average; triple crown; aboard, on base; die; fumble; backstop; bear down; catch; cut down, cut out; steal; walk; drive in; walk; foul; retire, strike out; put out; ground out; fly; bounce out; pop; ground; ground; pull; connect; bunt, drag a bunt; single; double; triple; fan; whiff; bat; bat; bat; switch-hit; strike out; submarine; tag; nab; put out, retire; run bases; wind up |
Narrower | daisy cutter; professional baseball; hardball; perfect game; no-hit game, no-hitter; one-hitter, 1-hitter; two-hitter, 2-hitter; three-hitter, 3-hitter; four-hitter, 4-hitter; five-hitter, 5-hitter; softball, softball game; rounders; stickball, stickball game; steal |
Broader | ball game, ballgame |
Meaning | A pitch that is not in the strike zone. |
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Examples | "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" |
Broader | pitch, delivery |
Meaning | Form into a ball by winding or rolling. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "ball wool" |
Broader | wind, wrap, roll, twine |
Nouns | ball |