Definition of ball

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Ball (n.) 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..

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Ballot :: Ballot (n.) To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate..
Ballet :: Ballet (n.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers..
Crank :: Crank (n.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail..
Patch :: Patch (n.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore..
Lay :: Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
Polo :: Polo (n.) A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback..
Chase :: Chase (v.) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point..
Electro-ballistics :: Electro-ballistics (n.) The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity.
Rolly-pooly :: Rolly-pooly (n.) A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins..
Ballow :: Ballow (n.) A cudgel.
Pellet :: Pellet (v./.) To form into small balls.
Puffin :: Puffin (n.) The puffball.
Stoom :: Stoolball (n.) A kind of game with balls, formerly common in England, esp. with young women..
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone..
Deliver :: Deliver (v. t.) To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball..
Parachute :: Parachute (n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence..
Kentledge :: Kentledge (n.) Pigs of iron used for ballast.
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..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.
Prosphysis :: Prosphysis (n.) A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball..
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