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a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"

a lavish formal dance

a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"

United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"

a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"

a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"

a lavish formal dance

a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.

A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football.

Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.

A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball.

A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot.

A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.

The globe or earth.

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.

To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.

To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton.

A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.

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.

A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; - formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.

A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football.

Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.

A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball.

A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot.

A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.

The globe or earth.

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.

To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.

To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton.

A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.

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.

A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; - formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.

A social gathering of persons of both sexes for the purpose of dancing; a round body; any mass resembling a sphere; a round body used for play; a bullet; any roundish part of the body; a game played with a round body, which is pitched, kicked, or knocked; the globe or earth.

To make into a round mass.

To form or gather into a round mass.

In veterinary medicine a large pill or bolus, about the size of a man's chumb, made with honey or molasses and linseed meal as the excipient.

Anything round: a bullet: a well-known game.

An entertainment of dancing.

An entertainment of dancing.

Anything round or roundish; a bullet; the globe; a game with a ball.

To form into a ball.

To form into balls, as snow on horses' hoofs, in travelling. Ball and socket, an instrument made usually of brass, with a universal screw, so as to move horizontally, vertically, and obliquely, used in managing surveying and astronomical instruments. Ball and socket joint, a particular kind of joint, one part of which is shaped like a ball, and the other, in which it moves, is a hollow socket of the same diameter.

An entertainment of dancing.

To form into a ball.

A round body; a globe; a bullet; a child's toy.

To form into a ball or balls.

Any round or spherical body; a game played with a ball.

Pila-b. of the Eye, Pupil.

In anatomy, any rounded part, like the globe of the eye, the thickening of the palm at the root of the thumb or of the sole at the base of the great toe, etc.

A globular mass, as of cotton, etc., used for making applications, for supporting parts, etc,

In veterinary medicine, a bolus.

n. Any round body ;-any part of the body that is round or protuberant, as eye ball ; the globe ; the earth ;- a well-known and familiar game.

n. [French] A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.

Any thing made in a round form; a round thing to play with; a globe; a globe borne as an ensign of sovereignty; any part of the body that approaches to roundness.