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. |
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. |
Fore part (n.) Alt. of Forepart |
Formation (n.) The act of giving form or shape to anything |
Formation (n.) The manner in which a thing is formed |
Formation (n.) A substance formed or deposited. |
Formation (n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin |
Formation (n.) A group of beds of the same age or period |
Formation (n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. |
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. |
Opening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Open |
Opening (n.) The act or process of opening |
Opening (n.) A place which is open |
Opening (n.) Hence: A vacant place |
Opening (n.) A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest |
Part (n.) One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided |
Part (n.) An equal constituent portion |
Part (n.) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole |
Part (n.) A constituent of character or capacity |
Part (n.) Quarter |
Part (n.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity |
Part (n.) That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment |
Part (n.) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy |
Part (n.) A particular character in a drama or a play |
Part (n.) One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony |
Part (n.) To divide |
Part (n.) To divide into shares |
Part (n.) To separate or disunite |
Part (n.) Hence: To hold apart |
Part (n.) To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion |
Part (n.) To leave |
Part (v. i.) To be broken or divided into parts or pieces |
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 |
constitution establishment formation organization organisation | the act of forming or establishing something, the constitution of a PTA group last year, it was the establishment of his reputation, he still remembers the organization of the club |
first step initiative opening move opening | the first of a series of actions |
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 |
re-formation regeneration | forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects), renewing and reconstituting |
opening | the act of opening something, the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door |
opening | becoming open or being made open, the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for |
dancing dance terpsichore saltation | taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
opening chess opening | a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess, he memorized all the important chess openings |
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 |