Definition of ball

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

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Sclerotic :: Sclerotic (a.) Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony..
Glomeration :: Glomeration (n.) That which is formed into a ball; a ball.
Red-hot :: Red-hot (a.) Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot radical..
Dirigible :: Dirigible (a.) Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon..
Lay :: Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
Field :: Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball..
Conglomerate :: Conglomerate (v. t.) To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.
Cue :: Cue (n.) A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.
Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A formal ball.
Verbally :: Verbally (adv.) Word for word; verbatim.
Phosphene :: Phosphene (n.) A luminous impression produced through excitation of the retina by some cause other than the impingement upon it of rays of light, as by pressure upon the eyeball when the lids are closed. Cf. After-image..
Rush :: Rush (n.) The act of running with the ball.
Ballet :: Ballet (n.) An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing..
Pomander :: Pomander (n.) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball..
Outplay :: Outplay (v. t.) To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..
Clue :: Clue (n.) A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself..
Ballasting :: Ballasting (n.) That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.
Expeditate :: Expeditate (v. t.) To deprive of the claws or the balls of the fore feet; as, to expeditate a dog that he may not chase deer..
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