Words Containing BALL

Here's the list of all the 398 Words Containing BALL in the English Language.

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football
1. 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
2. the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football
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ball
1. form into a ball by winding or rolling
2. to live very well
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baseball
1. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
2. a ball used in playing baseball
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basketball
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
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volleyball
1. a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
2. an inflated ball used in playing volleyball
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balloon
1. ride in a hot-air balloon
2. become inflated
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ballot
1. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
2. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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softball
1. a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger
2. ball used in playing softball
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ballet
1. a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
2. music written for a ballet
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paintball
1. a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
2. a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
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globally
1. with respect to the whole earth
2. worldwide
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ballroom
1. large room used mainly for dancing
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pinball
1. a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
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ballistic
1. relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
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ballad
1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
2. a narrative poem of popular origin
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ballast
1. any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
2. coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
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racquetball
1. the ball used in playing the game of racquetball
2. a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
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bally
1. informal intensifiers
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verbally
1. as a verb
2. by means of language
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fireball
1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
2. a highly energetic and indefatigable person
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ballpark
1. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
2. near to the scope or range of something
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ballerina
1. a female ballet dancer
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netball
1. a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
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snowball
1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
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handball
1. a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
2. a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
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hardball
1. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
2. baseball as distinguished from softball
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ballooning
1. flying in a balloon
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eyeball
1. look at
2. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
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ballpoint
1. a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
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cannonball
1. a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
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trackball
1. an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen
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footballer
1. an athlete who plays American football
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oddball
1. a person with an unusual or odd personality
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lowball
1. make a deliberately low estimate
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balloting
1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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fastball
1. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
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meatball
1. ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
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ballistics
1. the trajectory of an object in free flight
2. the science of flight dynamics
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screwball
1. a whimsically eccentric person
2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
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ballgame
1. a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
2. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
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highball
1. a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
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ballade
1. a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
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hairball
1. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
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