ball
1. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games (Freq. 35)
- the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
- the mayor threw out the first ball
- the ball rolled into the corner pocket
• Hypernyms:
game equipment
• Hyponyms:
baseball, basketball, billiard ball, bocce ball, bocci ball,
boccie ball, bowl, bowling ball, cricket ball, croquet ball, field hockey ball,
football, golf ball, handball, jack, lacrosse ball, marble,
medicine ball, ninepin ball, skittle ball, ping-pong ball, polo ball, pool ball,
punching bag, punch bag, punching ball, punchball, racquetball, roulette ball,
rugby ball, soccer ball, softball, playground ball, squash ball, tennis ball,
volleyball, Wiffle, Wiffle Ball
2. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket (Freq. 5)
- they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
• Syn:
musket ball
• Hypernyms:
shot, pellet
3. an object with a spherical shape (Freq. 3)
- a ball of fire
• Syn:
globe, orb
• Derivationally related forms:
globular (for: globe), global (for: globe), conglobate (for: globe)
• Hypernyms:
sphere
• Hyponyms:
crystal ball, mothball, camphor ball, time-ball, fireball,
globule, spherule, pellet, bolus
4. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance (Freq. 2)
- the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
• Hypernyms:
dance
• Part Meronyms:
promenade
5. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (Freq. 1)
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
• Syn:
testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock,
nut, egg
• Derivationally related forms:
testicular (for: testicle)
• Hypernyms:
male reproductive gland, gonad, sex gland
• Hyponyms:
cobblers, undescended testis, undescended testicle
• Part Holonyms:
male reproductive system, male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ, family jewels
• Part Meronyms:
testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis, testicular vein, vena testicularis,
seminiferous tubule, epididymis, rete testis, vas deferens, ductus deferens, spermatic cord
6. a spherical object used as a plaything (Freq. 1)
- he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
• Hypernyms:
plaything, toy
• Hyponyms:
beach ball, beachball, snowball
7. a compact mass
- a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
• Syn:
clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
• Derivationally related forms:
chunky (for: chunk), chunk (for: chunk), lumpy (for: lump)
• Hypernyms:
agglomeration
• Hyponyms:
clot, coagulum, gob, clew
8. a lavish dance requiring formal attire
• Syn:
formal
• Hypernyms:
dance
• Hyponyms:
cotillion, cotilion, masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball,
promenade, prom
9. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
- the ball at the base of the thumb
- he stood on the balls of his feet
• Hypernyms:
structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
• Part Holonyms:
sole, hand, manus, mitt, paw
10. the game of baseball
• Hypernyms:
baseball, baseball game
• Hyponyms:
daisy cutter
11. a pitch that is not in the strike zone
- he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
• Hypernyms:
pitch, delivery
form into a ball by winding or rolling (Freq. 1)
- ball wool
• Hypernyms:
wind, wrap, roll, twine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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