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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Ballister :: Ballister (n.) A crossbow.
Hockey :: Hockey (n.) A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals..
Buffel Duck :: Buffel duck () A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead..
Ballproof :: Ballproof (a.) Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms.
Skittles :: Skittles (v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins..
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..
Joint :: "Joint (n.) A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation..
Thenar :: Thenar (n.) The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot.
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane..
Volley :: Volley (v. i.) To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.
Ballad :: Ballad (n.) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas..
Serve :: Serve (v. i.) To lead off in delivering the ball.
Conglobate :: Conglobate (v. t.) To collect or form into a ball or rounded mass; to gather or mass together.
Bound :: Bound (v. i.) To rebound, as an elastic ball..
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..
Blackballed :: Blackballed (imp. & p. p.) of Blackbal.
Hydrogen :: Hydrogen (n.) A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half times lighter than air (hence its use in filling balloons), and over eleven thousand times lighter than water. It is very abundant, being an ingredient of water and of many other substances, especially those of animal or vegetable origin. It may by produced in many ways, but is chiefly obtained by the action of acids (as sulphuric) on metals, as zinc, iron, etc. It is very
Unballast :: Unballast (v. t.) To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from.
Ball :: Ball (n.) A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus..
Puffin :: Puffin (n.) The puffball.
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