Definition of ball

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Ball (n.) Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets..

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Ballet :: Ballet (n.) The company of persons who perform the ballet.
Globe :: Globe (n.) The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article.
Foul :: Foul (n.) See Foul ball, under Foul, a..
Bat :: Bat (n.) A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc..
Croquet :: Croquet (v. t.) In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet..
Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold..
Puckball :: Puckball (n.) A puffball.
Conglomerate :: Conglomerate (v. t.) To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.
Ballad :: Ballad (n.) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas..
Ballade :: Ballade (n.) A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy..
Chartism :: Chartism (n.) The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People's Charter..
Demicannon :: Demicannon (n.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds..
Grenade :: Grenade (n.) A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies..
Field :: Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder..
Lacrosse :: Lacrosse (n.) A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a crosse. The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field..
Fandango :: Fandango (n.) A ball or general dance, as in Mexico..
Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Volley :: Volley (n.) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
Caballine :: Caballine (a.) Of or pertaining to a horse.
Balladry :: Balladry (n.) Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.
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