Ball

Quick meaning: Ball is a noun meaning A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

Meaning

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

More Meanings

1. (mathematics) Homologue or analogue of a disk in the Euclidean plane.
2. (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
3. A roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.
4. The globe; the earthly sphere.
5. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
6. (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
7. (sports, countable) An object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical or ovoid but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game

Example Sentences

the ball of the thumb

a ball of spittle; a fecal ball

Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.

Thus, if eternal Justice rules the ball, / Thus shall your wives, and thus your children fall;

Word Forms

• balls
• balling
• balled

Synonyms for ball

Depending on context, synonyms include sphere, globe, testicle, nonsense, chutzpah, nerve.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include glob, lump, clump, globe, clod, chunk.

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