ball+(noun)

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• ball — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 round object in games ADJECTIVE ▪ bowling, cricket, golf, ping pong/Ping Pong™, rugby, soccer (esp. AmE), tennis, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• ball valve — noun any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball • Hypernyms: ↑valve * * * noun 1. : a valve in which a ball fits into a spherical seat and regulates the aperture by its rise and fall due to fluid pressure, to a spring, or to its own… …   Useful english dictionary

• ball — Ⅰ. ball [1] ► NOUN 1) a solid or hollow sphere, especially one that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game. 2) a single throw or kick of the ball in a game. 3) N. Amer. a game played with a ball, especially baseball. ► VERB ▪ squeeze or form into a… …   English terms dictionary

• ball boy — noun a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players • Hypernyms: ↑male child, ↑boy * * * noun Etymology: ball (I) : a tennis court attendant who retrieves balls for the players * * * 1. Tennis. an attendant, usually a boy or young man, employed …   Useful english dictionary

• ball cock — noun floating ball that controls level in a water tank • Syn: ↑ballcock • Hypernyms: ↑regulator * * * noun : a float valve with a spherical float called also ball valve * * * a device for regulating the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or the… …   Useful english dictionary

• ball of fire — noun 1. a highly energetic and indefatigable person • Syn: ↑powerhouse, ↑human dynamo, ↑fireball • Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑doer, ↑worker • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• ball bearing — noun bearings containing small metal balls • Syn: ↑needle bearing, ↑roller bearing • Hypernyms: ↑bearing * * * noun, pl ⋯ ings [count] 1 : a part of a machine in which another part (such as a metal pole) turns easily ◇ A ball bearing is made up… …   Useful english dictionary

• ball hawk — noun a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball • Hypernyms: ↑athlete, ↑jock * * * noun 1. : one skillful in taking the ball away from opponents (as in basketball or football) 2. : a fielder in baseball skilled in catching fly …   Useful english dictionary

• ball girl — noun 1. : a female tennis court attendant who retrieves balls for the players 2. : a female attendant who retrieves foul balls during a baseball game * * * 1. Tennis. an attendant, usually a girl or young woman, employed to retrieve balls and… …   Useful english dictionary

• ball-flower — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an ornament characteristic of 13th century English Gothic architecture consisting of a ball placed in the hollow of a circular flower and usually inserted in a hollow molding * * * ballˈ flower noun (architecture) An ornament in …   Useful english dictionary

• ball-and-socket joint — noun 1. a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone • Syn: ↑spheroid joint, ↑cotyloid joint, ↑enarthrodial joint, ↑enarthrosis, ↑articulatio spheroidea • Hypernyms: ↑synovial joint …   Useful english dictionary