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Main Entry:	ball [bawl] Show IPA/bɔl/ Show Spelled
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

The ball of my foot has been sore and inflamed for probably two months now.

Follow the bouncing ball of unintended economic consequences.

Whoever reaches the end point with the ball first gets the winnings, usually goods put in a pile before the race begins.

The ball of my foot has been sore and inflamed for probably two months now.

Follow the bouncing ball of unintended economic consequences.

Whoever reaches the end point with the ball first gets the winnings, usually goods put in a pile before the race begins.

Ball spin contributes about one half of a golf ball's lift.

Tap sharply on the bottom and sides to loosen the root ball.

When you throw a snowball, there are essentially two forces on the ball while in air.

Every few seconds his words are punctuated by the sharp crack of bat connecting with ball as players take batting practice on.

And a new ball would be used whenever the one in play showed any sign of wear.

Hartwig is believed to be an early depiction of ball lightning.

When a pitcher throws a knuckleball, the ball has no rotation and appears to flutter.

Each orb suggests a ball of flowers, a look further enhanced by the rosette shapes of the plants.

Like modern pinball, the player would launch the ball onto the playing field with a spring-loaded plunger.

Just be ready for the little curve ball he throws at the end.

Most everyone has made mistakes and found themselves behind the eight ball.

My dog plays hard, especially when it comes to a ball.

In tunneling, the particle can do something the ball never does.

Stir or beat in flour and salt until dough is no longer crumbly and comes together in a ball.

Now you lower a wrecking ball halfway into the water.

Successfully recruiting one or two students gets the ball rolling.

Paint ball is the perfect way to put the rednecks' spy balloon to the test.

For the ball humidity tests, they started indoors with simple ball drops for the flat plate testing.

With both hands, carefully pull the soil ball apart, and set it down on a flat surface.

For movie-going baseball geeks, it's almost time to play ball.

During a thunderstorm, a glowing ball the size of your head suddenly appears.

Current models of spiral galaxy formation posit that the galaxies start out as a ball of gas and dust.

Set a piece of outdoor art or a gazing ball on a pedestal among plantings.

It consists of a hollow plastic ball and a length of elastic cord.

In mating, several competing males form a breeding ball around one female that can last up to four weeks.

You've seen the game of pachinko-a small metal ball dropped into a thicket of horizontal pegs rattles its way to the bottom.

Snap off little sprouts from bottom first-best when slightly smaller than a golf ball.

The motion of each ball should be similar to the data above.

The panel was excavated in perfect condition from a royal ball court.

Imagine you are pointing your video camera at your favorite ball game.

Work small amount of superphosphate into soil around the root ball.

The sheer visual overload of a good bait ball is difficult to describe.

They're not there yet, but moving this ball backwards and forwards is well on the way.

Plant azaleas and rhododendrons with top of root ball slightly above soil level.

For each turkey body, create a ball the size of a fist.

There is now an urgent need for a new look into the crystal ball of quantum physics.

Stick to the top of the big pumpkin with a small ball of clay polymer or poster putty.

Locals described the meteorite as a bright, fiery ball with a smoke trail.

Greatness, on the other hand, is a whole other ball of wax.

Just making sure the root ball is well irrigated before pulling the plant out of the pot isn't enough, several readers said.

Lift your hips off the ground and roll the ball toward you until the bottoms of your feet are flat on the ball's surface.

To predict the stock market, there's no need to look into a crystal ball.

Tilting the plant forward, though, exposes the root ball in the back and dips the leaves into the soil in front.

Place each plant in its hole so that the top of the root ball is even with the soil surface.

Some tool yards rent a variation on this called a ball cart or basket dolly.

Nearly hidden, a red gazing ball adds another surprise.

Even without the forced perspective, it was the size of one of those toy bats that kids use for whiffle ball.

Gorman of this place was seriously injured last night during a game of basket ball between two teams composed largely of.

Flew off my bike and fricking annihilated my shoulder's ball joint.

But scientists still can't explain what causes ball lightning, or even what it.

The ball is lighter, the players are faster, the tactics are more complex.

Hold ball three to four inches above the flame, moving it around until dent pops out.

The issue of if there is a linear transformation between test score and intellignece is a different ball of wax.

Ball to come up with something cheerful to smooth wrinkled brows and make the whole.

Place on baking sheet with plenty of space between each dough ball.

I'd routinely get the dreaded spinning beach ball while running.

The data-storage industry, of course, is having a ball.

The instant the ball is hit, the fielders strive for timing and.

Cut a ping pong ball in half and slip it over the popup flash and tape it down.

When you ask the next question, the person with the ball can select the next answeree by tossing that person the ball.

On one of her solitary girlhood walks, she once found herself accompanied by a lightning ball.

Get ready to carry the ball-a ball of yarn, that is.

I'll get the ball rolling, exploring my estrangement from a.

From the moment the ball leaves the pitcher's hand, it tr.

So attending a conference can be a way of looking into the crystal ball in your field to see what the future will bring.

Tense to the end, the match was not settled until the stroke of midnight and the last ball.

The dimples on its surface can double or triple the distance the ball travels.

The ball sounds heavy coming off the racquet and skids constantly.

From the time that our kids can sit up on their own, we're rolling a ball back and forth.

The next thing he knew was a blaze of white magnesium light, and a huge ball of fire.

When threatened, they curl into a ball making it painful for predators to try to eat them.

And a good fast ball coupled with a low weight bat and high bat speed is only good for the economy.

Knead the dough until it forms a ball that springs back when you poke it.

But this is different the the first ball in that the water is almost moving horizontally.

Jonas accused the referee of bias, picked up the ball and walked off, spoiling the match.

So, each ball has a different length and thus a different frequency that it will swing back and forth.

Other indicators certainly suggest that consumers are having a ball.

Scientists don't need a crystal ball to predict these events.

Conversely, the particle might not do something the ball always does.

In baseball, umpires are supposed to call balls and strikes based on where a ball crosses home plate.

When it finds a dropping, it gathers up a bit into a ball with its front.

He extracts a yellowish brown lump the size of a golf ball and sniffs.

If the player cannot throw that far, then the ball is thrown to another player in between ie from deep outfield to home base.

The student holding the ball of yarn will need to answer the question.

The path the ball travels varies depending on how the inputs are changed.

Dozens of long shadows orbit the ball of frantic fish: the hunters.

The path of a small ball heading towards the deformation caused by the heavy object will be modified.

The point of the exercise was to identify exactly when a seasoned player knew where the ball would head.

From its humble beginnings as a foam ball to the vast.

It was a combat, shotgun-type load with a large caliber round ball as well as about twenty pellets of buckshot.

Kimberley banged on the side of the box, then shook it over the hive and a ball of bees fell into the bottom of the hive.

Right before it hits the ground, the ball has kinetic energy.

The red ball can't simply be gas heated by nearby stars, he added, because only a supernova could generate that much energy.

It was the size of a golf ball and it was in the ground under the straw.

My bull terrier jumping into the swimming pool to recover her tennis ball.

Being fruitful, they multiply into a ball of many cells, a shimmering sphere of human potential.

They'll use a stick for a bat, and make a ball from a roll of gaffer tape.

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
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