Definition of ball

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Ball (n.) A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot..

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Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To lead off in delivering (the ball).
Glomeration :: Glomeration (n.) That which is formed into a ball; a ball.
Trundle :: Trundle (v. t.) To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball..
Balloon :: Balloon (n.) A bomb or shell.
Exonerate :: Exonerate (v. t.) To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball..
Bound :: Bound (v. i.) To rebound, as an elastic ball..
Lay :: Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
Trim :: Trim (n.) The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing..
Demicannon :: Demicannon (n.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds..
Carom :: Carom (n.) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
Trigon :: Trigon (n.) A kind of game at ball played by three persons standing at the angular points of a triangle.
Xerophthalmia :: Xerophthalmia (n.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.
Electroscope :: Electroscope (n.) An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like..
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing..
Ballooned :: Ballooned (a.) Swelled out like a balloon.
Sneak :: Sneak (n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.
Ball :: Ball (n.) A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.
Snick :: Snick (n.) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional..
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
Buttonwood :: Buttonwood (n.) The Platanus occidentalis, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called also buttonball tree, and, in some parts of the United States, sycamore. The California buttonwood is P. racemosa..
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