Definition of ball

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Ball (n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball..

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Horse :: Horse (n.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
Polo :: Polo (n.) A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line..
Bowls :: Bowls (n. pl.) See Bowl, a ball, a game..
Hole :: Hole (n.) To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball..
Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold..
Punt :: Punt (n.) The act of punting the ball.
Bowling :: Bowling (n.) The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins..
Squeezer :: Squeezer (n.) A machine like a large pair of pliers, for shingling, or squeezing, the balls of metal when puddled; -- used only in the plural..
Hit :: Hit (n.) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit..
Cannibally :: Cannibally (adv.) In the manner of cannibal.
Baseball :: Baseball (n.) The ball used in this game.
Sugary :: Sugarplum (n.) A kind of candy or sweetneat made up in small balls or disks.
Ninepins :: Ninepins (n. pl.) A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling..
Leaden :: Leaden (a.) Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball..
Demicannon :: Demicannon (n.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds..
Ball :: Ball (v. t.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
Caballer :: Caballer (n.) One who cabals.
Put :: Put (n.) The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball..
Danseuse :: Danseuse (n.) A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet.
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