like a ball

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• ball-flower — [bôl′flou΄ər] n. Archit. a decoration in a molding that looks like a ball held in the petals of a flower * * * …   Universalium

• ball-flower — [bôl′flou΄ər] n. Archit. a decoration in a molding that looks like a ball held in the petals of a flower …   English World dictionary

• ball|flow|er — «BL FLOW uhr», noun. a round, carved ornament in medieval architecture. It is like a ball within three or four petals of a flower and seen through a quatrefoil or trefoil opening. The entire ornament is usually one of many such balls within a… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — {{11}}ball (n.1) round object, O.E. *beal, from or corresponding to O.N. bollr ball, from P.Gmc. *balluz (Cf. O.H.G. ballo, Ger. Ball), from PIE root *bhel (2) to blow, inflate, swell (see BOLE (Cf. bole)). Meaning testicle is f …   Etymology dictionary

• ball — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bal, probably from Old English *beall; akin to Old English bealluc testis, Old High German balla ball, Old Norse bǫllr, Old English blāwan to blow more at blow Date: 13th century 1. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ball — I. vb American 1. to have sex (with). An American term which, apart from a brief vogue in the hippy era, has rarely been used in Britain or Australia. Originally an item of black argot, it gained wider popularity in the early 1960s and, as its… …   Contemporary slang

• ball thrombus — a roughly spherical, organized thrombus which may obstruct an orifice (usually the mitral valve) intermittently like a ball valve …   Medical dictionary

• ball of chalk — Cockney Rhyming Slang Walk After a heavy meal I like quick ball round the square …   English dialects glossary

• ball point — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a device like a ball for forming a seat for a leg of a divider or the head of a trammel in describing curves around a hole …   Useful english dictionary

• ball signal — noun : an object like a ball hoisted manually to the top of a track side pole in early railroading to indicate that the way was clear for an approaching train compare highball …   Useful english dictionary