ball
noun
[ bɔːl ]
• a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game.
• "a cricket ball"
Similar:
sphere,
globe,
orb,
globule,
spherule,
spheroid,
ovoid,
drop,
droplet,
bead,
pill,
• (in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman.
• "his half century came off only forty balls"
• the rounded protuberant part of the foot at the base of the big toe.
ball
verb
• squeeze or form (something) into a rounded shape.
• "Robert balled up his napkin and threw it on to his plate"
• have sex with.
• (of a flower) fail to open properly, decaying in the half-open bud.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse bǫllr, of Germanic origin.
ball
noun
• a formal social gathering for dancing.
• "Anne danced with the captain at a fancy-dress ball"
Similar:
dance,
dinner dance,
masked ball,
masquerade,
tea dance,
hoedown,
prom,
thé dansant,
hop,
disco,
bop,
Origin:
early 17th century: from French bal ‘a dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’; related to Greek ballizein ‘to dance’ (also ballein ‘to throw’).
-ball
combining form
• used in various derogatory terms as an intensifier.
• "sleazeball"
