ball
English Thesaurus
1. a pitch that is not in the strike zone (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | delivery, pitch, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (noun.act) |
2. the game of baseball (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | baseball, baseball game, |
| definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | daisy cutter, |
| definition | : | a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground (noun.act) |
3. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | game equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | baseball, |
| definition | : | a ball used in playing baseball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | basketball, |
| definition | : | an inflated ball used in playing basketball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | billiard ball, |
| definition | : | ball used in playing billiards (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bowl, |
| definition | : | a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bowl, bowling ball, |
| definition | : | a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cricket ball, |
| definition | : | the ball used in playing cricket (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | croquet ball, |
| definition | : | a wooden ball used in playing croquet (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | field hockey ball, |
| definition | : | ball used in playing field hockey (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | football, |
| definition | : | the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | golf ball, |
| definition | : | a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | handball, |
| definition | : | a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | jack, |
| definition | : | a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lacrosse ball, |
| definition | : | ball used in playing lacrosse (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | marble, |
| definition | : | a small ball of glass that is used in various games (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | medicine ball, |
| definition | : | heavy ball used in physical training (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ping-pong ball, |
| definition | : | light hollow ball used in playing table tennis (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | polo ball, |
| definition | : | wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polo (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pool ball, |
| definition | : | ball used in playing pool (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | racquetball, |
| definition | : | the ball used in playing the game of racquetball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roulette ball, |
| definition | : | the ball used to play roulette (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rugby ball, |
| definition | : | inflated oval ball used in playing rugby (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | soccer ball, |
| definition | : | an inflated ball used in playing soccer (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | squash ball, |
| definition | : | rubber ball used in playing squash (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tennis ball, |
| definition | : | ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | volleyball, |
| definition | : | an inflated ball used in playing volleyball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wiffle, wiffle ball, |
| definition | : | (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts (noun.artifact) |
4. a spherical object used as a plaything (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | plaything, toy, |
| definition | : | an artifact designed to be played with (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | beach ball, beachball, |
| definition | : | large and light ball; for play at the seaside (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | snowball, |
| definition | : | snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully) (noun.artifact) |
5. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | pellet, shot, |
| definition | : | a solid missile discharged from a firearm (noun.artifact) |
6. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | gonad, sex gland, |
| definition | : | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cobblers, |
| definition | : | a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | seminiferous tubule, |
| definition | : | any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | epididymis, |
| definition | : | a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | rete testis, |
| definition | : | network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | ductus deferens, vas deferens, |
| definition | : | a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | spermatic cord, |
| definition | : | a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves (noun.body) |
7. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body)
| part meronym | : | hand, manus, mitt, paw, |
| definition | : | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | sole, |
| definition | : | the underside of the foot (noun.body) |
8. a lavish dance requiring formal attire (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | dance, |
| definition | : | a party for social dancing (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | cotilion, cotillion, |
| definition | : | a ball at which young ladies are presented to society (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | prom, promenade, |
| definition | : | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year (noun.event) |
9. a compact mass (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | agglomeration, |
| definition | : | a jumbled collection or mass (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | clot, coagulum, |
| definition | : | a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | gob, |
| definition | : | a lump of slimy stuff (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | clew, |
| definition | : | a ball of yarn or cord or thread (noun.group) |
10. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | dance, |
| definition | : | a party of people assembled for dancing (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | promenade, |
| definition | : | a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance (noun.act) |
11. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | actress, |
| definition | : | a female actor (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | comedienne, |
| definition | : | a female comedian (noun.person) |
12. an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | sphere, |
| definition | : | a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crystal ball, |
| definition | : | a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | camphor ball, mothball, |
| definition | : | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | time-ball, |
| definition | : | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fireball, |
| definition | : | the luminous center of a nuclear explosion (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | fireball, |
| definition | : | a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | globule, |
| definition | : | a small globe or ball (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | spherule, |
| definition | : | a small sphere (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | pellet, |
| definition | : | a small sphere (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | bolus, |
| definition | : | a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) (noun.shape) |
13. form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | roll, twine, wind, wrap, |
| definition | : | arrange or or coil around (verb.contact) |
14. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (noun.body)
| derivation | : | testicular, |
| definition | : | of or involving the testes (adj.pert) |
15. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body)
| derivation | : | ball, |
| definition | : | form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact) |
16. a compact mass (noun.group)
| derivation | : | chunk, collocate, lump, |
| definition | : | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | lumpy, |
| definition | : | having lumps; not smooth and even in texture (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | chunky, lumpy, |
| definition | : | like or containing small sticky lumps (adj.all) |
17. an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)
18. form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | ball, |
| definition | : | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body) |
19. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (noun.body)
| derivation | : | testicular, |
| definition | : | of or involving the testes (adj.pert) |
20. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body)
| derivation | : | ball, |
| definition | : | form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact) |
21. a compact mass (noun.group)
| derivation | : | chunk, collocate, lump, |
| definition | : | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | lumpy, |
| definition | : | having lumps; not smooth and even in texture (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | chunky, lumpy, |
| definition | : | like or containing small sticky lumps (adj.all) |
22. an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)
23. form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | ball, |
| definition | : | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body) |
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