ball

n. object with a spherical shape; round toy used in games such as baseball and basketball; game of baseball; formal dance; (Vulgar Slang) testis, testicle

v. make into a ball; form into a ball; mess up; hump, engage in sexual intercourse (Vulgar Slang)

n. family name; nickname used for a bald man

BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is a C++ library containing common algorithms used in biochemistry and bioinformatics. The library also has Python bindings. Among the supported systems are Linux, Solaris, Microsoft Windows. The library can be used for command-line utilities, but it also supports display with Qt and OpenGL.
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Balls are objects typically used in games. They are usually spherical but can be ovoid. In most games using balls, the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling. Balls made from hard-wearing metal are used in engineering applications to provide frictionless bearings, known as ball bearings.
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Noun
1. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
(synonym) Lucille Ball
(hypernym) actress

Noun
1. 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"
(hypernym) game equipment
(hyponym) baseball
2. a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
(synonym) musket ball
(hypernym) shot, pellet
3. an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
(synonym) globe, orb
(hypernym) sphere
(hyponym) crystal ball
4. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
(hypernym) dance
(part-meronym) promenade
5. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
(synonym) testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
(hypernym) male reproductive gland
(hyponym) cobblers
(part-holonym) male reproductive system
(part-meronym) testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis
6. a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
(hypernym) plaything, toy
(hyponym) beach ball
7. a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
(synonym) clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
(hypernym) agglomeration
(hyponym) clot, coagulum
8. a lavish formal dance
(hypernym) dance
(hyponym) cotillion, cotilion
9. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(part-holonym) sole
10. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
(synonym) baseball, baseball game
(hypernym) ball game, ballgame
(hyponym) daisy cutter
(class) away, outside
11. a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
(hypernym) pitch, delivery
Verb
1. form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
(hypernym) wind, wrap, roll, twine

n. ball, object with a spherical shape; round toy used in games such as baseball and basketball; formal dance; benefit ball, social dance which is intended to raise money for a certain cause

v. clench, clasp together

(v. t.)
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
  

(v. t.)
To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(n.)
The globe or earth.
  

(n.)
Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.
  

(n.)
Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.
  

(n.)
A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.
  

(n.)
A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.
  

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

(n.)
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.
  

(n.)
A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.
  

(n.)
A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football.
  

(n.)
A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball.