Definition of ball

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Ball (n.) 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..

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Mall :: Mall (n.) An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.
Field :: Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball..
Snowball :: Snowball (n.) The Guelder-rose.
Flobert :: Flobert (n.) A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes called ball cap.
Lycoperdon :: Lycoperdon (n.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball..
Play :: Play (n.) To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball; hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck..
Pull :: Pull (n.) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side..
Unballast :: Unballast (a.) Not ballasted.
Pool :: Pool (n.) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table..
Fireball :: Fireball (n.) A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen..
Conglobation :: Conglobation (n.) The act or process of forming into a ball.
Bound :: Bound (v. t.) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor..
Diapasm :: Diapasm (n.) Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together..
Caballed :: Caballed (imp. & p. p.) of Caba.
Blackball :: Blackball (v. t.) To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking..
Ball :: Ball (v. i.) 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..
Pompon :: Pompon (n.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather..
Punt :: Punt (n.) The act of punting the ball.
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete..
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