Definition of ball

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

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Caballed :: Caballed (imp. & p. p.) of Caba.
Let :: Let (n.) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
Football :: Football (n.) The game of kicking the football by opposing parties of players between goals.
Trap :: Trap (n.) A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at..
Ballium :: Ballium (n.) See Bailey.
Hit :: Hit (n.) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit..
Unlawed :: Unlawed (a.) Not having the claws and balls of the forefeet cut off; -- said of dogs.
Rover :: Rover (v. i.) A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball..
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
Ballooning :: Ballooning (n.) The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them.
Guelderrose'' :: Guelderrose' (n.) A cultivated variety of a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called also snowball tree..
Put :: Put (n.) The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball..
Bed :: Bed (n.) The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad..
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled..
Earthstar :: Earthstar (n.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores..
Bottom :: Bottom (n.) A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
Umpire :: Umpire (n.) A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed..
Clue :: Clue (n.) A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself..
Fancy :: Fancy (n.) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
Elater :: Elater (n.) The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative..
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