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. |
Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Country-dance (n.) See Contradance. |
Dance (v. i.) To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment |
Dance (v. i.) To move nimbly or merrily |
Dance (v. t.) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down |
Dance (v. i.) The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances |
Dance (v. i.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc. |
Drill press () A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Formal (n.) See Methylal. |
Formal (a.) Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. |
Formal (a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it |
Formal (a.) Done in due form, or with solemnity |
Formal (a.) Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules |
Formal (a.) Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence |
Formal (a.) Dependent in form |
Formal (a.) Sound |
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. |
Press (n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press (n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press (n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press (v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press (v.) To embrace closely |
Press (v.) To oppress |
Press (v.) To straiten |
Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press (v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press (v.) To drive with violence |
Press (v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press (v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press (v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press (n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press (n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press (n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press (n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
ballup balls-up cockup mess-up a | something badly botched or muddled |
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 |
press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
base on balls walk pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, he worked the pitcher for a base on balls |
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 |
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 |
dancing dance terpsichore saltation | taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
ball game ballgame | a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) |
ball | the game of baseball |
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 |
break dancing break dance | a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground, normally performed to the rhythm of rap music |
nautch nauch nautch dance | an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls |
slam dancing slam dance | a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another, normally performed to punk rock |
tap dancing tap dance | a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet |
toe dancing toe dance | a dance performed on tiptoe |
ballet concert dance | a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
modern dance | a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet, movements are expressive of feelings |
clog dance clog dancing clog | a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles, has heavy stamping steps |
apache dance | a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld) |
belly dance belly dancing danse du ventre | a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen |
fan dance | a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness |
bubble dance | a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans |
interpretive dance interpretive dancing interpretative dance interpretative dancing | a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story |
dance step step | a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance, he taught them the waltz step |
ballroom dancing ballroom dance | any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom |
round dance round dancing | a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement |
folk dancing folk dance | a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) |
morris dance morris dancing | any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume |
sword dance sword dancing | any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air |
country-dance country dancing contredanse contra danse contradance | a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line |
longways longways dance | country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other |
round dance ring dance | a folk dance, dancers form a circle |
square dance square dancing | American country dancing in which couples form squares |
ritual dancing ritual dance ceremonial dance | a dance that is part of a religious ritual |
apache devil dance | a ritual dance of the Apache |
corn dance | a rain dance of Amerindians |
danse macabre dance of death | a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave |
ghost dance | a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead |
rain dance | a ritual dance intended to bring rain |
snake dance | a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked |
sun dance | a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice |
war dance | a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory |