Ball
(n.) Any round or roundish body or mass |
Ball
(n.) A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. |
Ball
(n.) A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football. |
Ball
(n.) Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm |
Ball
(n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air |
Ball
(n.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock |
Ball
(n.) A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body |
Ball
(n.) A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses |
Ball
(n.) The globe or earth. |
Ball
(v. i.) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay |
Ball
(v. t.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. |
Ball
(v. t.) To form or wind into a ball |
Ball
(n.) A social assembly for the purpose of dancing. |
Ball-flower
(n.) An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding. |
Game
(n.) Crooked |
Game
(v. i.) Sport of any kind |
Game
(v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake |
Game
(v. i.) The use or practice of such a game |
Game
(v. i.) That which is gained, as the stake in a game |
Game
(v. i.) In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest. |
Game
(v. i.) A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose |
Game
(v. i.) Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen |
Game
(a.) Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock |
Game
(a.) Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting. |
Game
(n.) To rejoice |
Game
(n.) To play at any sport or diversion. |
Game
(n.) To play for a stake or prize |
Game fowl
() A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males. |
Italian
(a.) Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language. |
Italian
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Italy. |
Italian
(n.) The language used in Italy, or by the Italians. |
Make-game
(n.) An object of ridicule |
Minie ball
() A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel. |
Puddle-ball
(n.) The lump of pasty wrought iron as taken from the puddling furnace to be hammered or rolled. |
), a game played with such pieces
pushpin. |
Whitworth ball
() A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun. |
| ball | a pitch that is not in the strike zone, he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him |
change-up
change-of-pace
change-of-pace ball
off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
curve curve ball
breaking ball
bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
| passed ball | a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not, allows a base runner to advance a base |
submarine ball
submarine pitch | a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead |
| fair ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
| foul ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
fly
fly ball | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
grounder
ground ball
groundball
hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
| mind game | deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage), football players try to play mind games with the opposition, the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings |
| jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed, an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate |
| game | an amusement or pastime, they played word games, he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time, his life was all fun and games |
| game | a contest with rules to determine a winner, you need four people to play this game |
| game | a single play of a sport or other contest, the game lasted two hours |
| day game | a game played in daylight |
| night game | a game played under artificial illumination at night |
away game
road game | a game played away from home |
| home game | a game played at home |
exhibition game
practice game | a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing |
| party game | a game to amuse guests at a party |
computer game
video game | a game played against a computer |
pinball
pinball game | a game played on a sloping board, the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets |
| guessing game | a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing |
| mind game | any game designed to exercise the intellect |
| playoff game | one game in the series of games constituting a playoff |
| war game | a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy |
bocce
bocci
boccie | Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court |
| athletic game | a game involving athletic activity |
ice hockey
hockey hockey game | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks |
| outdoor game | an athletic game that is played outdoors |
golf
golf game | a game played on a large open course with or holes, the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes |
| field game | an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions |
football
football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
American football
American football game | a game played by two teams of players on a rectangular field yards long, teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays |
ball game
ballgame | a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) |
baseball
baseball game r | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players, teams take turns at bat trying to score runs, he played baseball in high school, there was a baseball game on every empty lot, there was a desire for National League ball in the area, play ball! |
| ball | the game of baseball |
| perfect game | a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base |
no-hit game
no-hitter | a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits |
softball
softball game | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer |
stickball
stickball game | a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle |
googly
wrong 'un
bosie
bosie ball | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way |
| no ball | unlawfully delivered ball in cricket, the umpire called it a no ball |
| court game | an athletic game played on a court |
volleyball
volleyball game | a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands |
basketball
basketball game
hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of players, points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop |
| child's game | a game enjoyed by children |
card game
cards | a game played with playing cards |
poker
poker game | any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highestanking hand |
| table game | a game that is played on a table |