ball
What is the Definition of ball?
Noun:
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
- an object with a spherical shape
- the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- a spherical object used as a plaything
- United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
- a compact mass
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire
- a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
- a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
- a pitch that is not in the strike zone
Verb:
- form into a ball by winding or rolling
How can I use ball in a sentence?
Ten years ago, there had been lots of pictures of what looked like a large pink beach ball wearing different-colored bonnets — but Dudley Dursley was no longer a baby, and now the photographs showed a large blond boy riding his first bicycle, on a carousel at the fair, playing a computer game with his father, being hugged and kissed by his mother.
He leaned forward and pointed his broom handle down — next second he was gathering speed in a steep dive, racing the ball — wind whistled in his ears, mingled with the screams of people watching — he stretched out his hand — a foot from the ground he caught it, just in time to pull his broom straight, and he toppled gently onto the grass with the Remembrall clutched safely in his fist.
Harry was faster than Higgs — he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering, darting up ahead — he put on an extra spurt of speed — WHAM!
He opened it excitedly and showed them a glass ball the size of a large marble, which seemed to be full of white smoke.
Ron could not see what was exciting about a game with only one ball where no one was allowed to fly.
Other meanings of ball (synonyms, cognates).
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| ballistics |
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| balloon |
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| ballooned |
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| ballroom |
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