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| Main Entry: |
ball
 [bawl] 
|
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dance party |
| Synonyms: | hoedown, hoodang, hop, jump, mingle, prom, promenade, reception, shindig |
| Notes: | a ball is round object or a formal dance; to bawl is to cry loudly |
| Main Entry: | ammunition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectiles for weaponry |
| Synonyms: | ammo, armament, ball, bomb, buckshot, bullet, cannonball, cartridge, charge, chemical, confetti, explosive, fuse, grenade, gunpowder, iron rations, materiel, missile, munition, napalm, powder, rocket, round, shell, shot, shrapnel, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | amusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertaining, making someone laugh |
| Synonyms: | action, ball*, beguilement, cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, field day, fun, fun and games, gladdening, gratification, grins, high time, hilarity, hoopla*, laughs, laughter, merriment, merry go round, mirth, picnic, play, pleasing, pleasure, regalement, whoopee |
| Antonyms: | boredom |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- To predict the stock market, there's no need to look into a crystal ball.
- They're not there yet, but moving this ball backwards and forwards is well on the way.
- Snap off little sprouts from bottom first-best when slightly smaller than a golf ball.
| Main Entry: | basketball |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | team sport |
| Synonyms: | B-ball, ball, brownball, hoops |
| Main Entry: | benefit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | event to raise money |
| Synonyms: | ball, bazaar, charitable affair, charity performance, concert, dance, dinner, exhibit, exhibition, fair, pancake breakfast, raffle |
| Main Entry: | blob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drop, spot |
| Synonyms: | ball, bead, blot, blotch, bubble, dab, daub, dot, droplet, glob, globule, splash, splotch |
| Main Entry: | bulb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | globular object |
| Synonyms: | ball, bunch, corm, corn, globe, head, knob, nodule, nub, protuberance, swelling, tuber, tumor |
| Notes: | tubers are different from bulbs and corms in that they have no basal plate or enveloping leaves |
| Main Entry: | bullet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small missile |
| Synonyms: | ammo, ammunition, ball, bolt, cap, cartridge, dose, lead, love letter, pellet, projectile, rocket, round, shot, slug, trajectile |
| Main Entry: | chutzpah |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fearlessness |
| Synonyms: | arrogance, audacity, backbone*, balls, boldness, brass, gall, nerve, spine |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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