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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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..
Balloon :: Balloon (n.) A bomb or shell.
Pomme :: Pomme (a.) Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.
Pitcher :: Pitcher (n.) One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman..
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Air Gun :: Air gun () A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger..
Bowler :: Bowler (n.) One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game..
Aerostation :: Aerostation (n.) Aerial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
Field :: Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball..
Snowball :: Snowball (v. t.) To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.
Scrimmage :: Scrimmage (n.) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.
Snowball :: Snowball (n.) The Guelder-rose.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
Round :: Round (adv.) In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round..
Trichiasis :: Trichiasis (n.) A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids..
Bye :: Bye (n.) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye..
Pitch :: Pitch (v. t.) To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball..
Aeronautics :: Aeronautics (n.) The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aerial navigation; ballooning..
Bowl :: Bowl (v. i.) To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along..
Lay :: Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
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