ball

Verb

• form into a ball by winding or rolling
  • ball wool
    

Noun

• a pitch that is not in the strike zone
  • he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
    

• the game of baseball

• 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
    

• a lavish dance requiring formal attire

• a compact mass
  • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
    

• United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

• a spherical object used as a plaything
  • he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
    

• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  • she kicked him in the balls and got away
    

• the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
  • the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
    

• an object with a spherical shape
  • a ball of fire
    

• a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
  • they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  formal , clod , glob , lump , clump , chunk , Ball , Lucille Ball , testis , testicle , orchis , ballock , bollock , nut , egg , globe , orb , musket ball