Word Games Pro Dictionary
ball
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- AL
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
“he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him”
noun
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
“he played baseball in high school”
noun
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
“the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve”
noun
a spherical object used as a plaything
“he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub”
noun
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
“they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball”
noun
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
“she kicked him in the balls and got away”
noun
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
“the ball at the base of the thumb”
noun
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
noun
a compact mass
“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
noun
an object with a spherical shape
“a ball of fire”
verb
form into a ball by winding or rolling
“ball wool”
verb
to live very well
In context
Example Sentences
he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
he played baseball in high school
there was a baseball game on every empty lot
there was a desire for National League ball in the area
play ball!
the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
the mayor threw out the first ball
the ball rolled into the corner pocket
he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
she kicked him in the balls and got away
the ball at the base of the thumb
he stood on the balls of his feet
a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
a ball of fire
ball wool
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