Ball synonyms

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sphere
Social stratum; place in society; walk of life
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base-ball
New-York Gazette & General Advertiser: Apr. 25, 1823, p. 2, col. 2.
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orb
(Archaic) A collective body; organized whole
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testis
An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a flatworm or a mollusk.
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nut
An enthusiast; a buff:
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globule
A tiny ball or globe; esp., a drop of liquid
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conglobate
Shaped like or formed into a ball.
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glomeration
That which is formed into a ball.
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conglomerate
The definition of conglomerate is one item consisting of many parts.
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marble
(Countable) A small spherical ball of rock, glass, ceramic or metal used in children's games.
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basket-ball
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lacrosse
(Sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by achieving a higher score by scoring goals within the allotted time.
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pellet
A stone ball, used as a catapult missile or a primitive cannonball.
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pome
A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
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pommel
A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
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spheroid
A body that is almost but not quite a sphere, esp. one generated by the rotation of an ellipse about one of its axes
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tether-ball
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conglobe
To conglobate; to collect into a round mass.
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hop
(Usually plural) the flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
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musket ball
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
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testicle
Either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis
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orchis
Any of various temperate orchids of the genus Orchis and related genera, having yellow or purple, sometimes spotted flowers.
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ballock
A testicle.
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bollock
Foolish talk; nonsense.
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egg
Something having the ovoid shape of an egg.
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clod
Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
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glob
A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
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lump
A group, set, or unit.
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clump
A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
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chunk
The definition of a chunk is a thick or large piece of something.
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lucille ball
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
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globe
A planet.
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frig
To masturbate.
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spherify
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tetherball
A game played by two people who, using the hand or a paddle, hit from opposite directions at a ball hanging by a length of a cord from a pole: the object of the game is to make the cord coil completely around the pole
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bowl (related)
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work (related)
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
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mass
A lump or aggregate of coherent material:
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missile
An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.
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pill
The definition of a pill is a small tablet of medication.
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projectile
A projectile is defined as something that is propelled or shot through the air, or a special type of missile that is fired from a gun or rocket.
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dance
A particular kind of dance, as the waltz, tango, etc.
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formal
An event with a formal dress code.
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bulblet
A bulbil.
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chessboard
A square board with 64 squares of two alternating colors, used in chess and checkers
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ellipsoid
A geometric surface, all of whose plane sections are either ellipses or circles.
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geoid
In geodesy, the earth viewed as a hypothetical ellipsoid with the surface represented as a mean sea level
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globelet
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handball
A violation of the rules in soccer in which a player other than the goalie inside the penalty area carries, strikes, or propels the ball with the hand or arm. A hand ball is usually called when the hand or arm is away from the body and touches the ball.
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hobbyhorse
A figure of a horse worn attached to the waist of a mummer, as in a morris dance.
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house-raising
A gathering of the members of a rural community to help build a neighbor's house or its framework
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jack-in-the-box
Children's toy where a figure pops out of a small box.
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jackstraws
Plural form of jackstraw
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pinball
The ball used in pinball.
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pinwheel
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel
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pushball
Such a ball
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rondure
(Rare) A circle or sphere; roundness
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steelie
(US) A zinc-coated steel version of the one-cent coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.
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volley (related)
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shot (related)
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puck (related)
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free-kick (related)
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hoop (related)
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dribble (related)
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crossbar (related)
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lob (related)
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ruck (related)
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goalie (related)
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scrum (related)
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roquet (related)
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goalkeeper (related)
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rebound (related)
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balloon
(Architecture) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
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perisphere
A spherical body
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globular or rounded or spherical or orbicular object
A spherical body
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drop
The act of falling; descent:
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knot
A unit of speed of one nautical mile (6,076.12 feet or 1,852 meters) an hour
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baseball
The ball that is used in this game.
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football
Soccer.
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catch
(Countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. syn. transl.
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wild-pitch
(Baseball) A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances.
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outside pitch
In baseball, a pitch that is not swung at and is not a strike
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wide one
In baseball, a pitch that is not swung at and is not a strike
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high baby
In baseball, a pitch that is not swung at and is not a strike
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duster
One that dusts, especially:
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insider
A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.
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bullet
An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.
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shell
The conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
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lead
Lead is defined as a heavy, soft, flexible metal.
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grand ball
A dance
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promenade
A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
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reception
A welcome, greeting, or acceptance:
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sport (related)
An object of mockery, jest, or play:
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ammunition (related)
The definition of ammunition is any object that can be discharged from a weapon, launched, or exploded.
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party (related)
The definition of a party is a gathering of people to have a good time or celebrate an occasion, or a group who do things together or a group of people who share the same political ideals.
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globular
Worldwide; global.
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orbicular
Circular or spherical in shape; round.
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caltrop
​(weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to passers-by.
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conglobation
Formation into a ball, globe or rounded mass
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conglomeration
An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.
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dejectile
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fandango (mexico)
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ball up (related)
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inside pitch
In baseball, a pitch that is not swung at and is not a strike
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crowfoot
An iron ball with four spikes arranged so that one always points upwards, used to delay the advance of mounted troops and infantry; a caltrop.
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  • Julie never missed a ball, a promenade, or a play.

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

  • A second and a third cannon ball flew past.

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