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Another word for ball

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Noun

  1. A party or gathering for dancing

    See also:

    work

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for ball

Noun

  1. A spherical body

  2. A game played with a ball

    See also:

    sport

  3. In baseball, a pitch that is not swung at and is not a strike

  4. Missile for a gun

    See also:

    shot

    ammunition

  5. A dance

    See also:

    party

    dance

Idioms:

    carry the ball

    2. get or keep the ball rolling

    3. have a ball revel, have fun, celebrate; see enjoy oneself, play 1. on the ball

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Sentence Examples

  • Julie never missed a ball, a promenade, or a play.

  • She curled into a ball and tried to go back to sleep.

  • She moved, and the ball rolled off her knees.

  • My crystal ball doesn't work as well as it should.

  • A second and a third cannon ball flew past.

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