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Synonyms for ball
bɔlball
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word ball.
Princeton's WordNet
ballnoun
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"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockmusket ball, ballnoun
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
"they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
Synonyms:
lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, egg, formal, testicle, orchis, ballockball, globe, orbnoun
an object with a spherical shape
"a ball of fire"
Synonyms:
lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, eyeball, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, egg, formal, testicle, orchis, world, earth, ballockballnoun
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
"the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballocktestis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, eggnoun
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Synonyms:
screwball, lump, crank, clump, orb, glob, bullock block, junkie, bollock, testis, clod, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, egg, formal, junky, en, testicle, orchis, eggs, fruitcake, nut case, crackpot, addict, ballock, freakballnoun
a spherical object used as a plaything
"he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockBall, Lucille Ballnoun
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunknoun
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
Synonyms:
orb, goon, lubber, testicle, oaf, stumblebum, thump, formal, nut, glob, hunk, chunk, clunk, clustering, clod, musket ball, clump, cluster, testis, bunch, thud, lummox, lout, lump, globe, orchis, thumping, ballock, gawk, bollock, egg, swelling, puffinessball, formalnoun
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Synonyms:
lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, dinner dress, globe, nut, evening gown, musket ball, dinner gown, chunk, egg, formal, testicle, orchis, ballockballnoun
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"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockballnoun
the game of baseball
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockballverb
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
"he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockballverb
form into a ball by winding or rolling
"ball wool"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
ballnoun
ballnoun
Synonyms:
dance, entertainment of dancingballnoun
Synonyms:
game of ball
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ballnoun
Synonyms:
sphere, globe, orb, pellet, pome, pommel, base-ball, football, lacrosse, basket-ball, tether-ball, bullet, projectile, dejectile, missile, glomeration, conglobation, fandango (Mexico)
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#119 | world | |
#862 | en | |
#1333 | earth | |
#1474 | football | |
#1622 | dance | |
#1887 | ball | |
#1967 | shot | |
#2295 | baseball | |
#2374 | basketball | |
#2716 | crystal | |
#2778 | soccer | |
#3408 | formal | |
#4644 | cluster | |
#4676 | globe | |
#4891 | balls | |
#5154 | egg | |
#5789 | eggs | |
#6015 | bunch | |
#7679 | bullet | |
#8246 | balloon | |
#8285 | buck | |
#8494 | nut | |
#11745 | freak | |
#11800 | prom | |
#13952 | lump | |
#14072 | addict | |
#14764 | clustering | |
#15156 | hunk | |
#15289 | swelling | |
#15846 | chunk | |
#16361 | orb | |
#16647 | crank | |
#16994 | bal | |
#18807 | homecoming | |
#19589 | slug | |
#22607 | junkie | |
#24245 | flask | |
#29070 | bowler | |
#35179 | testis | |
#36841 | eyeball | |
#40847 | bola | |
#40884 | glob | |
#41588 | thump | |
#45397 | thud | |
#45824 | gawk | |
#45924 | junky | |
#46822 | ballon | |
#47189 | goon | |
#48942 | clump | |
#49628 | testicle | |
#50516 | thumping | |
#67630 | oaf | |
#69914 | fruitcake | |
#71885 | screwball | |
#83880 | crackpot | |
#84309 | lout | |
#105622 | clod | |
#110233 | puffiness | |
#123733 | orchis | |
#125262 | clunk | |
#194859 | lubber | |
#261561 | lummox |
How to use ball in a sentence?
There's a real lack of respect for the water that we've got, this really, quite precious resource, we drink it, we use it to grow our food, and yet we are still letting it leak all over the place. That's one of the biggest issues. The water companies are just letting it leak -- they've really dropped the ball there.
So we'll get back to ball games and concerts and we'll become pretty close to a normal quality of life by the summer, that's why we have so much to look forward to.
I’m comfortable right now and I love to have the ball in my hands, and LaMelo does a great job of getting everyone the ball.
I would like to voice my disappointment in the Backstrom case, we have an athlete who failed a test and is walking around with a silver medal around his neck, i think we fumbled the ball.
We are not going to buckle to the big lie in the state of Texas, we are not here smiling, we are not spiking the ball, we are not saying we are happy. In fact we are sad for democracy in the state of Texas.
Translations for ball
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- ампылAbkhaz
- ضرة, كبة, كرةArabic
- торгӏоAvaric
- яйцо́, мяч, яе́чка, я́йка, шарBelarusian
- кълбо́, бал, удрям едно мадо, възглавничка, сфе́ра, ташак, гюле, то́пкаBulgarian
- པོ་ལོTibetan Standard
- balBreton
- bola, pilota, pilotesCatalan, Valencian
- буьркChechen
- koule, klubko, ples, míč, bál, vejceCzech
- bold, bal, kugleDanish
- Kugel, Ball, Fußballen, Mist, Knäuel, EiGerman
- σφαίρα, χορός, μπάλαGreek
- bulo, sfero, pilko, globo, baloEsperanto
- [[coger]] con, tirada, pelota, huevos, esfera, bola, cojones, balón, círculo, agallas, baile, [[tirarse]] a, [[follar]] con, bala, pelotasSpanish
- pall, ballEstonian
- گوی, توپ, کرهPersian
- panna, palli, pallo, tanssiaiset, paska, nussia, kuula, lankakerä, päkiä, kerä, muna, naida, paskapuheFinnish
- dansur, dansiveitsla, ballFaroese
- boulet, balle, boule, couille, conneries, bal, couilles, peloteFrench
- bal, bolWestern Frisian
- liathróid, róidlianna, cuachIrish
- crig, bluckan, daunseManx
- dunkulenHausa
- כדורHebrew
- गोला, नृत्यसभा, गेंदHindi
- boulHaitian Creole
- mogyoró, gömb, gombolyag, golyó, tök, labdaHungarian
- գնդոլորտ, գունդ, պարահանդես, գնդիկArmenian
- bolaIndonesian
- baloneto, baloIdo
- kjarkur, kjaftæði, bolti, rugl, kúlaIcelandic
- palla, scopare, pallone, trombare, gomitolo, ballo, boiateItalian
- כַּדוּרHebrew
- 球, 玉, 鞠, 正球, 金玉, 毬, 舞踏会, 睾丸, まり, ボールJapanese
- კვერცხები, მეჯლისი, სფერო, წვეულება, ბურთი, ბალიGeorgian
- ಚೆಂಡುKannada
- 球, 공, 무도회, 볼, 불알, 舞蹈會, 구, 불Korean
- gun, tepik, hol, تۆپ, top, gogKurdish
- пас берүү, түйүнчөк, түйдөк, шар, топ берүү, пас, түрмөкKyrgyz
- pilaLatin
- Ball, BalLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ບານLao
- kamuolys, kiaušasLithuanian
- bumba, lodeLatvian
- сфе́ра, кло́пче, то́пка, бал, ма́диња, ма́де, та́шак, ја́болко, то́пки, ја́јце, ѓу́ле, то́пчеMacedonian
- പന്ത്, ഗോളംMalayalam
- бөмбөгMongolian
- bola, majlis tarian, telur, korah, pesta tarianMalay
- ballunMaltese
- ballNorwegian
- kloten, bal, kluwen, bolletje, bolleke, [[kloten]] aan z’n lijf, kloot, bol, ballen, kogelDutch
- ballNorwegian Nynorsk
- ballNorwegian
- портиOssetian, Ossetic
- kula, kłębek, bal, jaja, piłka, jajoPolish
- پنډوس, ټوپکیPashto, Pushto
- comer, bolas, colhões, círculo, bola, baile, bala, bola do pé, besteira, sacoPortuguese
- bura, balla, boraRomansh
- bilă, minge, ghem, coiRomanian
- поду́шечка, яи́чко, шарик, мяч, яйцо́, шар, бал, ядри́ть, сфе́ра, бол, сфера, ядро́, мудёж, клубо́к, я́йцаRussian
- गुड, कन्दुक, पिण्डSanskrit
- лопта, ples, плес, klupka, klupko, lopta, bal, балSerbo-Croatian
- බෝලයSinhala, Sinhalese
- gule, lopta, guľa, ples, bálSlovak
- jajca, krogla, žoga, plesSlovene
- topAlbanian
- kula, boll, trampdyna, knulla, klot, skitsnack, stake, bal, balle, nystanSwedish
- mpiraSwahili
- பந்துTamil
- ఉండ, బంతిTelugu
- ลูกบอลThai
- bola, bayag, itlogTagalog
- fo'i puluTonga (Tonga Islands)
- top, haya, küre, gülle, taşak, mermi, yumak, balo, yumurtaTurkish
- яйце́, м'яч, ядро́, ку́ля, яє́чкоUkrainian
- گولا, گیندUrdu
- toʻpiUzbek
- bóng, vũ hội, banh, 舞會Vietnamese
- באַל, פּילקעYiddish
- 球Chinese
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