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ball
Found in thesaurus: shot, sphere, male reproductive gland, gonad, plaything, anatomical structure, structure, complex body part, baseball game, pitch, twine, wind
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ball
n.
object with a spherical shape; round toy used in games such as baseball and basketball; game of baseball; formal dance; (Vulgar Slang) testis, testicle
v.
make into a ball; form into a ball; mess up; hump, engage in sexual intercourse (Vulgar Slang)
Ball
n.
family name; nickname used for a bald man
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BALL
BALL is computer software consisting of the versatile C++ class framework BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library), a library of algorithms and data structures for molecular modelling and computational structural bioinformatics, a Python interface to this library and an open source graphical interface to BALL, the molecule viewer BALLView.
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Ball
A ball is a round, usually spherical but sometimes ovoid, object with various uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. In the context of sports, "ball" need not refer to a spherical object, as is the case in American football. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling. Balls made from hard-wearing materials are used in engineering applications to provide very low friction bearings, known as ball bearings. Black-powder weapons use stone and metal balls as projectiles.
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Ball
Noun
1. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
(synonym) Lucille Ball
(hypernym) actress
ball
Noun
1. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
(hypernym) game equipment
(hyponym) baseball
2. a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
(synonym) musket ball
(hypernym) shot, pellet
3. an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
(synonym) globe, orb
(hypernym) sphere
(hyponym) crystal ball
4. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
(hypernym) dance
(part-meronym) promenade
5. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
(synonym) testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
(hypernym) male reproductive gland
(hyponym) cobblers
(part-holonym) male reproductive system
(part-meronym) testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis
6. a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
(hypernym) plaything, toy
(hyponym) beach ball
7. a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
(synonym) clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
(hypernym) agglomeration
(hyponym) clot, coagulum
8. a lavish formal dance
(hypernym) dance
(hyponym) cotillion, cotilion
9. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(part-holonym) sole
10. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
(synonym) baseball, baseball game
(hypernym) ball game, ballgame
(hyponym) daisy cutter
(class) away, outside
11. a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
(hypernym) pitch, delivery
Verb
1. form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
(hypernym) wind, wrap, roll, twine
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Ball (der)
nm.
ball, object with a spherical shape; round toy used in games such as baseball and basketball; formal dance; benefit ball, social dance which is intended to raise money for a certain cause
ballen
v.
clench, clasp together
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ball
n.
míč, koule, klubko; balon; hod; kop; ples
v.
uválet (do koule); zvorat; přefiknout, (vulg. pro) pohlavní styk
