English to English
noun
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
The ball travelled 90 mph on his serve.
The mayor threw out the first ball.
The ball rolled into the corner pocket.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
They had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an object with a spherical shape
A ball of fire.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
The ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded.
source: WordNet 3.0
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
She kicked him in the balls and got away.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a spherical object used as a plaything
He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub.
source: WordNet 3.0
- United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
source: WordNet 3.0
- a compact mass
A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire
source: WordNet 3.0
- a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
The ball at the base of the thumb.
He stood on the balls of his feet.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the game of baseball
source: WordNet 3.0
- a pitch that is not in the strike zone
He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.
source: Webster 1913
- A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.
source: Webster 1913
- A pitched ball, not struck at by the batsman, which fails to pass over the home base at a height not greater than the batsman's shoulder nor less than his knee.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- form into a ball by winding or rolling
Ball wool.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls.
source: Webster 1913
- To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [bol] Bola; anomang mabilog; punglô; bala; sáyawan; bayle
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
