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Overview of noun ball

      »   The noun ball has 12 meanings (first 6 from tagged texts)

• ball -- (Round1.) Round, unit of ammunition, one shot -- (a charge of ammunition for a single shot)
  
  2.) Cycle, rhythm, round -- (an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons")
  
  round object that is Hit1.) Hit -- ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
  
  2.) Hit, hitting, striking -- (the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
  
  hit or Thrown1.) Throw -- (project through the air; "throw a frisbee")
  
  2.) Throw -- (move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards")
  
  thrown or Kicked1.) Kick -- (drive or propel with the foot)
  
  2.) Kick -- (thrash about or strike out with the feet)
  
  kicked in Games1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")
  
  2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
  
  games; "the ball Travelled1.) Travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
  
  2.) Travel, journey -- (undertake a journey or trip)
  
  travelled 90 Mph1.) Miles per hour, mph -- (the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours))
  
  2.) Miles per hour, mph -- (a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel)
  
  mph on his serve"; "the Mayor1.) Mayor, city manager -- (the head of a city government)
  
  mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball Rolled1.) Roll, turn over -- (move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side")
  
  2.) Wheel, roll -- (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds")
  
  rolled into the Corner1.) Corner -- (a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye")
  
  2.) Corner -- (the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle")
  
  corner pocket")

• musket ball, ball -- (a Solid1.) Solid -- (a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure)
  
  2.) Solid, solidness, solid state -- (the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape)
  
  solid projectile that is Shot1.) Shot -- (an attempt to score in a game)
  
  2.) Stroke, shot -- ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
  
  shot by a Musket1.) Musket -- (a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen)
  
  musket; "they had to Carry1.) Carry -- (the act of carrying something)
  
  1.) Transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")
  
  carry a Ramrod1.) Ramrod -- (a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm)
  
  2.) Ramrod -- (a harshly demanding overseer)
  
  ramrod as well as Powder1.) Powder, pulverization, pulverisation -- (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)
  
  2.) Gunpowder, powder -- (a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks)
  
  powder and ball")

• ball, Globe1.) Earth, world, globe -- (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world")
  
  2.) Ball, globe, orb -- (an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire")
  
  globe, orb -- (an Object1.) Object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
  
  2.) Aim, object, objective, target -- (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children")
  
  object with a Spherical1.) Spherical -- (of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere; "spherical geometry")
  
  2.) Ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical -- (having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey)
  
  spherical shape; "a ball of fire")

• ball -- (the People1.) People -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")
  
  2.) Citizenry, people -- (the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people")
  
  people assembled at a Lavish1.) Lavish, shower -- (expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise")
  
  1.) Lavish, munificent, overgenerous, prodigal, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting -- (very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain")
  
  lavish formal Dance1.) Dance -- (an artistic form of nonverbal communication)
  
  2.) Dance -- (a party of people assembled for dancing)
  
  dance; "the ball was Already1.) Already -- (prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated")
  
  already emptying out Before1.) Earlier, before -- (earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier")
  
  2.) Ahead, in front, before -- (at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before")
  
  before the Fire1.) Fire -- (the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire")
  
  2.) Fire, flame, flaming -- (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries")
  
  fire alarm sounded")

• testis, Testicle1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  testicle, orchis, ball, Ballock1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  ballock, bollock, Nut1.) Nut -- (usually large hard-shelled seed)
  
  2.) Nut -- (Egyptian goddess of the sky)
  
  nut, egg -- (one of the two Male1.) Male -- (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
  
  2.) Male, male person -- (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
  
  male reproductive Glands1.) Gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter -- (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)
  
  glands that Produce1.) Produce, green goods, green groceries, garden truck -- (fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market)
  
  1.) Produce, bring forth -- (bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit")
  
  produce spermatozoa and Secrete1.) Secrete, release -- (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream")
  
  2.) Secrete -- (place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children")
  
  secrete androgens; "she Kicked1.) Kick -- (drive or propel with the foot)
  
  2.) Kick -- (thrash about or strike out with the feet)
  
  kicked him in the Balls1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  balls and got away")

• ball -- (a Spherical1.) Spherical -- (of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere; "spherical geometry")
  
  2.) Ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical -- (having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey)
  
  spherical object Used1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
  
  used as a Plaything1.) Plaything, toy -- (an artifact designed to be played with)
  
  plaything; "he Played1.) Play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")
  
  2.) Play -- (act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal")
  
  played with his Rubber1.) Rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc -- (an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products)
  
  2.) Rubber, synthetic rubber -- (any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber)
  
  rubber ball in the bathtub")

• Ball, Lucille Ball -- (United1.) Unite, unify -- (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)
  
  2.) Unify, unite, merge -- (become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?")
  
  United States Comedienne1.) Comedienne -- (a female actor in a comedy)
  
  2.) Comedienne -- (a female comedian)
  
  comedienne best Known1.) Know, cognize, cognise -- (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time")
  
  2.) Know -- (know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?")
  
  known as the Star1.) Star -- ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
  
  2.) Ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz -- (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
  
  star of a Popular1.) Popular -- (regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular")
  
  2.) Popular -- (carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government")
  
  popular television Program1.) Program, programme -- (a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program")
  
  2.) Plan, program, programme -- (a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue")
  
  program (1911-1989))

• ball, Clod1.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  2.) Lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk -- (an awkward stupid person)
  
  clod, glob, Lump1.) Hunk, lump -- (a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal")
  
  2.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  lump, clump, Chunk1.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  2.) Chunk -- (a substantial amount; "we won a chunk of money")
  
  chunk -- (a Compact1.) Compact, powder compact -- (a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse)
  
  2.) Covenant, compact, concordat -- (a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action)
  
  compact mass; "a ball of Mud1.) Mud, clay -- (water soaked soil; soft wet earth)
  
  2.) Mud -- (slanderous remarks or charges)
  
  mud caught him on the shoulder")

• ball, Formal1.) Ball, formal -- (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)
  
  2.) Dinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gown -- (a gown for evening wear)
  
  formal -- (a Lavish1.) Lavish, shower -- (expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise")
  
  1.) Lavish, munificent, overgenerous, prodigal, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting -- (very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain")
  
  lavish dance Requiring1.) Necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand -- (require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent")
  
  2.) Ask, require, expect -- (consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons")
  
  requiring formal attire)

• ball -- (a more or less Rounded1.) Round -- (wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend")
  
  2.) Round, round out, round off -- (make round; "round the edges")
  
  rounded anatomical Body1.) Body, organic structure, physical structure -- (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire")
  
  2.) Body, dead body -- (a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake")
  
  body or Mass1.) Mass -- (the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field)
  
  2.) Batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew -- ((often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty")
  
  mass; "the ball at the Base1.) Base, alkali -- (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia")
  
  2.) Base, base of operations -- (installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases")
  
  base of the thumb"; "he Stood1.) Stand, stand up -- (be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!")
  
  2.) Stand -- (be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected")
  
  stood on the Balls1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  balls of his feet")

• ball -- (the Game1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")
  
  2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
  
  game of baseball)

• ball -- (a Pitch1.) Pitch -- (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
  
  2.) Pitch, delivery -- ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
  
  pitch that is not in the Strike1.) Strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")
  
  2.) Strike -- (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
  
  strike zone; "he Threw1.) Throw -- (project through the air; "throw a frisbee")
  
  2.) Throw -- (move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards")
  
  threw nine Straight1.) Heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight -- (a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex)
  
  2.) Straight -- (a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit))
  
  straight balls Before1.) Earlier, before -- (earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier")
  
  2.) Ahead, in front, before -- (at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before")
  
  before the Manager1.) Director, manager, managing director -- (someone who controls resources and expenditures)
  
  2.) Coach, manager, handler -- ((sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team)
  
  manager yanked him")

Overview of verb ball
      »   The verb ball has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• ball -- (Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form into a ball by Winding1.) Wind, winding, twist -- (the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind")
  
  1.) Weave, wind, thread, meander, wander -- (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body")
  
  winding or Rolling1.) Peal, pealing, roll, rolling -- (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells))
  
  2.) Rolling -- (the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park")
  
  rolling; "ball wool")

Related Terms - "Ball"

Meaning 1 of Ballball

Game1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")

2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")

Game - A single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" equipment

• Backboard1.) Backboard, basketball backboard -- (a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard")
  
  2.) Backboard -- (a board used to support the back of someone or something)
  
  Backboard, Basketball backboard1.) Backboard, basketball backboard -- (a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard")
  
  Basketball backboard - A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"

• Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

• Bowling equipment1.) Bowling equipment -- (equipment used in bowling)
  
  Bowling equipment - Equipment used in bowling

• Counter1.) Counter -- (table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted)
  
  2.) Counter -- (game equipment used in various card or board games)
  
  Counter - Table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

• Crossbar1.) Crossbar -- (a horizontal bar that goes across something)
  
  2.) Crossbar -- (game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over)
  
  Crossbar - A horizontal bar that goes across something

• game - no definition found

• Goal1.) Goal, end -- (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means")
  
  2.) Goal -- (a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play")
  
  Goal - The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

• Horseshoe1.) Horseshoe -- (game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes)
  
  2.) Horseshoe, shoe -- (U-shaped Plate1.) Plate -- (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
  
  2.) Home plate, home base, home, plate -- ((baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home")
  
  Plate - A sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic nailed to underside of horse's hoof)
  
  Horseshoe - Game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes

• Jack1.) Jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit -- (a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack")
  
  2.) Mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog -- (a man who serves as a sailor)
  
  Jack, Jackstones1.) Jack, jackstones -- (game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks)
  
  2.) Jacks, jackstones, knucklebones -- (a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball)
  
  Jackstones - A small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"

• Man1.) Man, adult male -- (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")
  
  2.) Serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")
  
  Man, Piece1.) Piece -- (a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence")
  
  2.) Piece -- (an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";)
  
  Piece - An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

• Net1.) Internet, net, cyberspace -- (a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange)
  
  2.) Net -- (a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects)
  
  Net - A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

• Paintball gun1.) Paintball gun -- (an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic)
  
  Paintball gun - An air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic

• Pinball machine1.) Pinball machine, pin table -- (game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table")
  
  Pinball machine, Pin table1.) Pinball machine, pin table -- (game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table")
  
  Pin table - Game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table"

• Pool table1.) Pool table, billiard table, snooker table -- (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)
  
  Pool table, Billiard table1.) Pool table, billiard table, snooker table -- (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)
  
  Billiard table, Snooker table1.) Pool table, billiard table, snooker table -- (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)
  
  Snooker table - Game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played

• Quoit1.) Quoit -- (game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits)
  
  Quoit - Game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits

• Roulette wheel1.) Roulette wheel, wheel -- (game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in)
  
  Roulette wheel, Wheel1.) Wheel -- (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))
  
  2.) Steering wheel, wheel -- (a handwheel that is used for steering)
  
  Wheel - Game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in

• Spinner1.) Spinner, spinster, thread maker -- (someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads))
  
  2.) Spinner -- (board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game)
  
  Spinner - Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

Meaning 2 of Ballmusket ball, ball shot, pellet

• BB1.) BB, BB shot -- (a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun)
  
  BB, BB shot1.) BB, BB shot -- (a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun)
  
  BB shot - A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun

• Bird shot1.) Bird shot, buckshot, duck shot -- (small lead shot for shotgun shells)
  
  Bird shot, Buckshot1.) Bird shot, buckshot, duck shot -- (small lead shot for shotgun shells)
  
  Buckshot, Duck shot1.) Bird shot, buckshot, duck shot -- (small lead shot for shotgun shells)
  
  Duck shot - Small lead shot for shotgun shells

• Grapeshot1.) Grapeshot -- (a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot)
  
  Grapeshot - A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot

• Musket ball1.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Musket ball, Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball - A solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

Meaning 3 of Ballball, globe, orb sphere

• Conglomeration1.) Conglomeration, conglobation -- (a rounded spherical form)
  
  2.) Aggregate, congeries, conglomeration -- (a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together)
  
  Conglomeration, Conglobation1.) Conglomeration, conglobation -- (a rounded spherical form)
  
  2.) Conglomeration, conglobation -- (an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass)
  
  Conglobation - A rounded spherical form

• Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Globe1.) Earth, world, globe -- (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world")
  
  2.) Ball, globe, orb -- (an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire")
  
  Globe, Orb1.) Eyeball, orb -- (the ball-shaped Capsule1.) Capsule -- (a small container)
  
  2.) Capsule -- (a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside)
  
  Capsule - A small container containing the vertebrate eye)
  
  2.) Ball, globe, orb -- (an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire")
  
  Orb - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

• Drop1.) Drop, drib, driblet -- (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling)
  
  2.) Drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")
  
  Drop, Bead1.) Bead -- (a small ball with a hole through the middle)
  
  2.) Drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")
  
  Bead, Pearl1.) Pearl -- (a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel)
  
  2.) Bone, ivory, pearl, off-white -- (a shade of white the color of bleached bones)
  
  Pearl - A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling

Meaning 4 of Ballball dance

• ball - no definition found

Meaning 5 of Balltestis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg male reproductive gland

• Testis1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Testis, Testicle1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Testicle, Orchis1.) Orchis -- (any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes)
  
  2.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Orchis, Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Ballock1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Ballock, Bollock1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  2.) Bollock, bullock block -- (a pulley-block at the Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  Head - The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  Head - The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" of a topmast)
  
  Bollock, Nut1.) Nut -- (usually large hard-shelled seed)
  
  2.) Nut -- (Egyptian goddess of the sky)
  
  Nut, Egg1.) Egg -- (animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds)
  
  2.) Egg, eggs -- (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)
  
  Egg - One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

gonad, sex gland

• Ovary1.) Ovary -- (the organ that bears the ovules of a flower)
  
  2.) Ovary -- ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)
  
  Ovary - The organ that bears the ovules of a flower

• Ovotestis1.) Ovotestis -- (hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue)
  
  Ovotestis - Hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue

• Testis1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Testis, Testicle1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Testicle, Orchis1.) Orchis -- (any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes)
  
  2.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Orchis, Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Ballock1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  Ballock, Bollock1.) Testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
  
  2.) Bollock, bullock block -- (a pulley-block at the head of a topmast)
  
  Bollock, Nut1.) Nut -- (usually large hard-shelled seed)
  
  2.) Nut -- (Egyptian goddess of the sky)
  
  Nut, Egg1.) Egg -- (animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds)
  
  2.) Egg, eggs -- (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)
  
  Egg - One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

Meaning 6 of Ballball plaything, toy

• ball - no definition found

• Balloon1.) Balloon -- (small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck)
  
  2.) Balloon -- (large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air)
  
  Balloon - Small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

• Cockhorse1.) Cockhorse -- (anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult))
  
  Cockhorse - Anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)

• Doll1.) Doll, dolly -- (a small replica of a person; used as a toy)
  
  2.) Dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird -- (informal terms for a (young) woman)
  
  Doll, Dolly1.) Dolly -- (conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted)
  
  2.) Dolly -- (conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects)
  
  Dolly - A small replica of a person; used as a toy

• Dollhouse1.) Dollhouse, doll's house -- (a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything)
  
  2.) Dollhouse, doll's house -- (a small model of a house used as a toy by children)
  
  Dollhouse, Doll's house1.) Dollhouse, doll's house -- (a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything)
  
  2.) Dollhouse, doll's house -- (a small model of a house used as a toy by children)
  
  Doll's house - A house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

• Frisbee1.) Frisbee -- (a light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; sailed with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition)
  
  Frisbee - A light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; sailed with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition

• Hobby1.) Avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity -- (an auxiliary activity)
  
  2.) Hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse -- (a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)
  
  Hobby, Hobbyhorse1.) Hobbyhorse -- (a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse")
  
  2.) Hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse -- (a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)
  
  Hobbyhorse, Rocking horse1.) Hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse -- (a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)
  
  Rocking horse - An auxiliary activity

• Hula-hoop1.) Hula-hoop -- (plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  Swing - A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"ing around the hips)
  
  Hula-hoop - Plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips

• Jack-in-the-box1.) Jack-in-the-box -- (plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened)
  
  Jack-in-the-box - Plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened

• Jungle gym1.) Jungle gym -- (a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play)
  
  Jungle gym - A structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play

• Jumping jack1.) Jumping jack -- (plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings)
  
  Jumping jack - Plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings

• Kaleidoscope1.) Kaleidoscope -- (a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes)
  
  2.) Kaleidoscope -- (an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors)
  
  Kaleidoscope - A complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

• Kite1.) Kite -- (a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value)
  
  2.) Kite -- (a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float)
  
  Kite - A bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

• Lego1.) Lego, Lego set -- ((trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models)
  
  Lego, Lego set1.) Lego, Lego set -- ((trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models)
  
  Lego set - (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models

• Meccano1.) Meccano, Meccano set -- (a child's construction set for making mechanical models)
  
  Meccano, Meccano set1.) Meccano, Meccano set -- (a child's construction set for making mechanical models)
  
  Meccano set - A child's construction set for making mechanical models

• Pea shooter1.) Pea shooter -- (a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target)
  
  Pea shooter - A straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target

• Pinata1.) Pinata -- (plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks)
  
  Pinata - Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

• Pinwheel1.) Pinwheel, Aeonium haworthii -- (perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels)
  
  2.) Pinwheel -- (a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'")
  
  Pinwheel, Pinwheel wind collector1.) Pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector -- (a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind)
  
  Pinwheel wind collector - Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

• Playhouse1.) Playhouse, wendy house -- (plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of)
  
  Playhouse, Wendy house1.) Playhouse, wendy house -- (plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of)
  
  Wendy house - Plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

• Pogo stick1.) Pogo stick -- (plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping)
  
  Pogo stick - Plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping

• Popgun1.) Popgun -- (plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound)
  
  Popgun - Plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound

• Puzzle1.) Puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser -- (a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler")
  
  2.) Puzzle -- (a toy that tests your ingenuity)
  
  Puzzle - A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"

• Rattle1.) Rattle, rattling, rale -- (a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle")
  
  2.) Rattle -- (a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken)
  
  Rattle - A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"

• Sandbox1.) Sandbox -- (mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal)
  
  2.) Sandbox, sandpile -- (plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in)
  
  Sandbox, Sandpile1.) Sandbox, sandpile -- (plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in)
  
  Sandpile - Mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal

• Seesaw1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  1.) Teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw -- (ride on a plank)
  
  Seesaw, Teeter1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  1.) Teeter, seesaw, totter -- (move unsteadily, with a rocking motion)
  
  Teeter, Teeter-totter1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  1.) Teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw -- (ride on a plank)
  
  Teeter-totter, Teetertotter1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  1.) Teeter-totter, teetertotter, seesaw -- (ride on a plank)
  
  Teetertotter, Teeterboard1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  Teeterboard, Tilting board1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  Tilting board, Dandle board1.) Seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board -- (a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
  
  Dandle board - A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

• Slide1.) Slide, microscope slide -- (a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study)
  
  2.) Slide -- ((geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.)
  
  Slide - A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• Slingshot1.) Slingshot, sling, catapult -- (a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)
  
  Slingshot, Sling1.) Sling -- (a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice)
  
  2.) Slingshot, sling, catapult -- (a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)
  
  Sling, Catapult1.) Slingshot, sling, catapult -- (a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)
  
  2.) Catapult, launcher -- (a device that launches aircraft from a warship)
  
  Catapult - A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

• Stick horse1.) Stick horse -- (a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick)
  
  Stick horse - A child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick

• swing - no definition found

• Teddy1.) Teddy, teddy bear -- (plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials))
  
  2.) Chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy -- (a woman's sleeveless undergarment)
  
  Teddy, Teddy bear1.) Teddy, teddy bear -- (plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials))
  
  Teddy bear - Plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

• Top1.) Top -- (the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page")
  
  2.) Top, top side, upper side, upside -- (the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted")
  
  Top, Whirligig1.) Top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top -- (a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday")
  
  2.) Carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig -- (large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on)
  
  Whirligig, Teetotum1.) Top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top -- (a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday")
  
  Teetotum, Spinning top1.) Top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top -- (a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday")
  
  Spinning top - The upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

• Train set1.) Train set -- (a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on)
  
  Train set - A toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on

• Water pistol1.) Water pistol, water gun, squirt gun, squirter -- (plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water)
  
  Water pistol, Water gun1.) Water pistol, water gun, squirt gun, squirter -- (plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water)
  
  Water gun, Squirt gun1.) Water pistol, water gun, squirt gun, squirter -- (plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water)
  
  Squirt gun, Squirter1.) Water pistol, water gun, squirt gun, squirter -- (plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water)
  
  Squirter - Plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water

• Yo-yo1.) Yo-yo -- (a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand)
  
  Yo-yo - A toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

Meaning 7 of BallBall, Lucille Ball actress

• Leading lady1.) Leading lady -- (actress who plays the leading female role)
  
  Leading lady - Actress who plays the leading female role

• Starlet1.) Starlet -- (a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star)
  
  2.) Starlet -- (a small star)
  
  Starlet - A young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star

• Tragedienne1.) Tragedienne -- (an actress who specializes in tragic roles)
  
  Tragedienne - An actress who specializes in tragic roles

REFRENCED BY

• Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Lucille Ball1.) Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Lucille Ball1.) Ball, Lucille Ball -- (United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989))
  
  Lucille Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" -- (United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989))
  
  Lucille Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

REFRENCED BY

• Bankhead1.) Bankhead, Tallulah Bankhead -- (uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968))
  
  Bankhead, Tallulah Bankhead1.) Bankhead, Tallulah Bankhead -- (uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968))
  
  Tallulah Bankhead - Uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)

REFRENCED BY

• Barrymore1.) Barrymore, John Barrymore -- (United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942))
  
  2.) Barrymore1.) Barrymore, John Barrymore -- (United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942))
  
  2.) Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore -- (United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959))
  
  Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore1.) Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore -- (United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959))
  
  Ethel Barrymore - United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) -- (United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959))
  
  Barrymore, Georgiana Barrymore1.) Barrymore, Georgiana Barrymore, Georgiana Emma Barrymore -- (United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893))
  
  Georgiana Barrymore, Georgiana Emma Barrymore1.) Barrymore, Georgiana Barrymore, Georgiana Emma Barrymore -- (United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893))
  
  Georgiana Emma Barrymore - United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)

REFRENCED BY

• Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore - no definition found

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• Bergman1.) Bergman, Ingrid Bergman -- (Swedish film actress (1915-1982))
  
  2.) Bergman, Ingmar Bergman -- (Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918))
  
  Bergman, Ingrid Bergman1.) Bergman, Ingrid Bergman -- (Swedish film actress (1915-1982))
  
  Ingrid Bergman - Swedish film actress (1915-1982)

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• Bernhardt1.) Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette Rosine Bernard -- (French actress (1844-1923))
  
  Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt1.) Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette Rosine Bernard -- (French actress (1844-1923))
  
  Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette Rosine Bernard1.) Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette Rosine Bernard -- (French actress (1844-1923))
  
  Henriette Rosine Bernard - French actress (1844-1923)

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• Black1.) Black, blackness, inkiness -- (the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white))
  
  2.) Total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness, black -- (total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night")
  
  Black, Shirley Temple Black1.) Black, Shirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple -- (popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928))
  
  Shirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple1.) Black, Shirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple -- (popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928))
  
  Shirley Temple - The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

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• Cornell1.) Cornell, Katherine Cornell -- (United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974))
  
  2.) Cornell, Ezra Cornell -- (United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874))
  
  Cornell, Katherine Cornell1.) Cornell, Katherine Cornell -- (United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974))
  
  Katherine Cornell - United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)

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• Crawford1.) Crawford, Thomas Crawford -- (United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857))
  
  2.) Crawford, Joan Crawford -- (United States film actress (1908-1977))
  
  Crawford, Joan Crawford1.) Crawford, Joan Crawford -- (United States film actress (1908-1977))
  
  Joan Crawford - United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)

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• Davis1.) Davys, John Davys, Davis, John Davis -- (English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605))
  
  2.) Davis, Stuart Davis -- (United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964))
  
  Davis, Bette Davis1.) Davis, Bette Davis -- (United States film actress (1908-1989))
  
  Bette Davis - English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

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• Dietrich1.) Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch -- (United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992))
  
  Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich1.) Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch -- (United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992))
  
  Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch1.) Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch -- (United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992))
  
  Maria Magdalene von Losch - United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)

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• Duse1.) Duse, Eleonora Duse -- (Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924))
  
  Duse, Eleonora Duse1.) Duse, Eleonora Duse -- (Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924))
  
  Eleonora Duse - Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)

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• Fonda1.) Fonda, Jane Fonda -- (United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937))
  
  2.) Fonda, Henry Fonda -- (United States film actor (1905-1982))
  
  Fonda, Jane Fonda1.) Fonda, Jane Fonda -- (United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937))
  
  Jane Fonda - United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)

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• Fontanne1.) Fontanne, Lynn Fontanne -- (United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983))
  
  Fontanne, Lynn Fontanne1.) Fontanne, Lynn Fontanne -- (United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983))
  
  Lynn Fontanne - United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)

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• Garbo1.) Garbo, Greta Garbo, Greta Louisa Gustafsson -- (United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990))
  
  Garbo, Greta Garbo1.) Garbo, Greta Garbo, Greta Louisa Gustafsson -- (United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990))
  
  Greta Garbo, Greta Louisa Gustafsson1.) Garbo, Greta Garbo, Greta Louisa Gustafsson -- (United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990))
  
  Greta Louisa Gustafsson - United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)

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• Garland1.) Garland, Judy Garland -- (United States singer and film actress (1922-1969))
  
  2.) Garland -- (a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas))
  
  Garland, Judy Garland1.) Garland, Judy Garland -- (United States singer and film actress (1922-1969))
  
  Judy Garland - United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

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• Gish1.) Gish, Lillian Gish -- (United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993))
  
  Gish, Lillian Gish1.) Gish, Lillian Gish -- (United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993))
  
  Lillian Gish - United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)

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• Harlow1.) Harlow, Jean Harlow, Harlean Carpenter -- (United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937))
  
  Harlow, Jean Harlow1.) Harlow, Jean Harlow, Harlean Carpenter -- (United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937))
  
  Jean Harlow, Harlean Carpenter1.) Harlow, Jean Harlow, Harlean Carpenter -- (United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937))
  
  Harlean Carpenter - United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)

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• Hayes1.) Hayes, Helen Hayes -- (acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900))
  
  2.) Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President Hayes -- (19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893))
  
  Hayes, Helen Hayes1.) Hayes, Helen Hayes -- (acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900))
  
  Helen Hayes - Acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900)

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• Hepburn1.) Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn -- (United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003))
  
  Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn1.) Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn -- (United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003))
  
  Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn1.) Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn -- (United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003))
  
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• Horne1.) Horne, Marilyn Horne -- (United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934))
  
  2.) Horne, Lena Horne, Lena Calhoun Horne -- (United States singer and actress (born in 1917))
  
  Horne, Lena Horne1.) Horne, Lena Horne, Lena Calhoun Horne -- (United States singer and actress (born in 1917))
  
  Lena Horne, Lena Calhoun Horne1.) Horne, Lena Horne, Lena Calhoun Horne -- (United States singer and actress (born in 1917))
  
  Lena Calhoun Horne - United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)

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  2.) Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson -- (United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958))
  
  Jackson, Glenda Jackson1.) Jackson, Glenda Jackson -- (English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936))
  
  Glenda Jackson - English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

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• Kelly1.) Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willie -- (United States circus clown (1898-1979))
  
  2.) Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco -- (United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982))
  
  Kelly, Grace Kelly1.) Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco -- (United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982))
  
  Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly1.) Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco -- (United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982))
  
  Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco1.) Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco -- (United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982))
  
  Princess Grace of Monaco - United States circus clown (1898-1979)

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• Langtry1.) Langtry, Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton -- (British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929))
  
  Langtry, Lillie Langtry1.) Langtry, Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton -- (British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929))
  
  Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lillie1.) Langtry, Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton -- (British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929))
  
  Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton1.) Langtry, Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton -- (British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929))
  
  Emilie Charlotte le Breton - British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)

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• Lawrence1.) Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius -- (Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258))
  
  2.) Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia -- (Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935))
  
  Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence1.) Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence -- (English actress (1898-1952))
  
  Gertrude Lawrence - Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

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• Le Gallienne1.) Le Gallienne, Eva Le Gallienne -- (United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991))
  
  Le Gallienne, Eva Le Gallienne1.) Le Gallienne, Eva Le Gallienne -- (United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991))
  
  Eva Le Gallienne - United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)

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• Leigh1.) Leigh, Vivien Leigh -- (English film actress (1913-1967))
  
  Leigh, Vivien Leigh1.) Leigh, Vivien Leigh -- (English film actress (1913-1967))
  
  Vivien Leigh - English film actress (1913-1967)

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• Lillie1.) Lillie, Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel -- (British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989))
  
  Lillie, Beatrice Lillie1.) Lillie, Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel -- (British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989))
  
  Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel1.) Lillie, Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel -- (British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989))
  
  Lady Peel - British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)

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• Loren1.) Loren, Sophia Loren, Sofia Scicolone -- (Italian film actress (born in 1934))
  
  Loren, Sophia Loren1.) Loren, Sophia Loren, Sofia Scicolone -- (Italian film actress (born in 1934))
  
  Sophia Loren, Sofia Scicolone1.) Loren, Sophia Loren, Sofia Scicolone -- (Italian film actress (born in 1934))
  
  Sofia Scicolone - Italian film actress (born in 1934)

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• Martin1.) Martin, St. Martin -- (French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397))
  
  2.) Martin, Steve Martin -- (United States actor and comedian (born in 1945))
  
  Martin, Mary Martin1.) Martin, Mary Martin -- (United States actress (1913-1990))
  
  Mary Martin - French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

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• Mercouri1.) Mercouri, Melina Mercouri, Anna Amalia Mercouri -- (Greek film actress (1925-1994))
  
  Mercouri, Melina Mercouri1.) Mercouri, Melina Mercouri, Anna Amalia Mercouri -- (Greek film actress (1925-1994))
  
  Melina Mercouri, Anna Amalia Mercouri1.) Mercouri, Melina Mercouri, Anna Amalia Mercouri -- (Greek film actress (1925-1994))
  
  Anna Amalia Mercouri - Greek film actress (1925-1994)

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• Monroe1.) Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker -- (United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962))
  
  2.) Monroe, James Monroe, President Monroe -- (5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831))
  
  Monroe, Marilyn Monroe1.) Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker -- (United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962))
  
  Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker1.) Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker -- (United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962))
  
  Norma Jean Baker - United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)

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• Nazimova1.) Nazimova, Alla Nazimova -- (United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945))
  
  Nazimova, Alla Nazimova1.) Nazimova, Alla Nazimova -- (United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945))
  
  Alla Nazimova - United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)

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• Pickford1.) Pickford, Mary Pickford, Gladys Smith -- (United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979))
  
  Pickford, Mary Pickford1.) Pickford, Mary Pickford, Gladys Smith -- (United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979))
  
  Mary Pickford, Gladys Smith1.) Pickford, Mary Pickford, Gladys Smith -- (United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979))
  
  Gladys Smith - United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)

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• Rogers1.) Rogers, Will Rogers, William Penn Adair Rogers -- (United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935))
  
  2.) Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath -- (United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995))
  
  Rogers, Ginger Rogers1.) Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath -- (United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995))
  
  Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath1.) Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath -- (United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995))
  
  Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath1.) Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath -- (United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995))
  
  Virginia Katherine McMath - United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

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• Shearer1.) Shearer, Moira Shearer -- (Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926))
  
  2.) Shearer -- (a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles)
  
  Shearer, Moira Shearer1.) Shearer, Moira Shearer -- (Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926))
  
  Moira Shearer - Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)

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• Siddons1.) Siddons, Sarah Siddons, Sarah Kemble Siddons -- (English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831))
  
  Siddons, Sarah Siddons1.) Siddons, Sarah Siddons, Sarah Kemble Siddons -- (English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831))
  
  Sarah Siddons, Sarah Kemble Siddons1.) Siddons, Sarah Siddons, Sarah Kemble Siddons -- (English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831))
  
  Sarah Kemble Siddons - English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)

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• Skinner1.) Skinner, Otis Skinner -- (United States actor (1858-1942))
  
  2.) Skinner, Cornelia Otis Skinner -- (United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979))
  
  Skinner, Cornelia Otis Skinner1.) Skinner, Cornelia Otis Skinner -- (United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979))
  
  Cornelia Otis Skinner - United States actor (1858-1942)

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• Streep1.) Streep, Meryl Streep -- (United States film actress (born in 1949))
  
  Streep, Meryl Streep1.) Streep, Meryl Streep -- (United States film actress (born in 1949))
  
  Meryl Streep - United States film actress (born in 1949)

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• Streisand1.) Streisand, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand -- (United States singer and actress (born in 1942))
  
  Streisand, Barbra Streisand1.) Streisand, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand -- (United States singer and actress (born in 1942))
  
  Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand1.) Streisand, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand -- (United States singer and actress (born in 1942))
  
  Barbra Joan Streisand - United States singer and actress (born in 1942)

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• Swanson1.) Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson -- (United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983))
  
  Swanson, Gloria Swanson1.) Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson -- (United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983))
  
  Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson1.) Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson -- (United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983))
  
  Gloria May Josephine Svensson - United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)

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• Tandy1.) Tandy, Jessica Tandy -- (United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994))
  
  Tandy, Jessica Tandy1.) Tandy, Jessica Tandy -- (United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994))
  
  Jessica Tandy - United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)

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• Taylor1.) Taylor, Deems Taylor, Joseph Deems Taylor -- (United States composer and music critic (1885-1966))
  
  2.) Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor -- (United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932))
  
  Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor1.) Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor -- (United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932))
  
  Elizabeth Taylor - United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

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• Terry1.) Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry -- (English actress (1847-1928))
  
  2.) Terry, terry cloth, terrycloth -- (a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes)
  
  Terry, Dame Ellen Terry1.) Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry -- (English actress (1847-1928))
  
  Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry1.) Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry -- (English actress (1847-1928))
  
  Dame Alice Ellen Terry - English actress (1847-1928)

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• Thorndike1.) Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndike -- (English actress (1882-1976))
  
  2.) Thorndike, Edward Lee Thorndike -- (United States educational psychologist (1874-1949))
  
  Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndike1.) Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndike -- (English actress (1882-1976))
  
  Dame Sybil Thorndike - English actress (1882-1976)

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• Waters1.) Waters, Ethel Waters -- (United States actress and singer (1896-1977))
  
  2.) Amniotic fluid, amnionic fluid, waters -- (the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break")
  
  Waters, Ethel Waters1.) Waters, Ethel Waters -- (United States actress and singer (1896-1977))
  
  Ethel Waters - United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

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• West1.) West, Occident -- (the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America)
  
  2.) West, due west, westward, W -- (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
  
  West, Mae West1.) West1.) West, Occident -- (the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America)
  
  2.) West, due west, westward, W -- (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
  
  West, Mae West1.) West, Mae West -- (United States film actress (1892-1980))
  
  2.) Mae West, air jacket -- (an inflatable life jacket)
  
  Mae West - The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America -- (United States film actress (1892-1980))
  
  2.) Mae West, air jacket -- (an inflatable life jacket)
  
  Mae West - The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

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• Wood1.) Wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
  
  2.) Forest, wood, woods -- (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  
  Wood, Natalie Wood1.) Wood, Natalie Wood -- (United States film actress (1938-1981))
  
  Natalie Wood - The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

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• Young1.) Young, offspring -- (any immature animal)
  
  2.) Young, Loretta Young -- (United States film and television actress (1913-2000))
  
  Young, Loretta Young1.) Young, Loretta Young -- (United States film and television actress (1913-2000))
  
  Loretta Young - Any immature animal

comedienne
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• Allen1.) Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie -- (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
  
  2.) Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg -- (United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-))
  
  Allen, Gracie Allen1.) Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie -- (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
  
  Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen1.) Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie -- (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
  
  Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie1.) Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie -- (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
  
  Gracie - United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

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• Ball, Lucille Ball - no definition found

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• Coca1.) Erythroxylon coca, coca, coca plant -- (a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine)
  
  2.) Coca, Imogene Coca -- (United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001))
  
  Coca, Imogene Coca1.) Coca, Imogene Coca -- (United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001))
  
  Imogene Coca - A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine

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• Tucker1.) Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker -- (United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939))
  
  2.) Tucker, Sophie Tucker -- (United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966))
  
  Tucker, Sophie Tucker1.) Tucker, Sophie Tucker -- (United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966))
  
  Sophie Tucker - United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

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• West, Mae West - no definition found

Meaning 8 of Ballball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk agglomeration

• Bunch1.) Bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
  
  2.) Crowd, crew, gang, bunch -- (an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd")
  
  Bunch, Clump1.) Bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
  
  2.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  Clump, Cluster1.) Bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
  
  1.) Cluster, constellate, flock, clump -- (come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer")
  
  Cluster, Clustering1.) Bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
  
  1.) Cluster, constellate, flock, clump -- (come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer")
  
  Clustering - A grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"

• Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Clod1.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  2.) Lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk -- (an awkward stupid person)
  
  Clod, Glob1.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  Glob, Lump1.) Hunk, lump -- (a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal")
  
  2.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  Lump, Clump1.) Bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
  
  2.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  Clump, Chunk1.) Ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
  
  2.) Chunk -- (a substantial amount; "we won a chunk of money")
  
  Chunk - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

Meaning 9 of Ballball, formal dance

• Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  Ball, Formal1.) Ball, formal -- (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)
  
  2.) Dinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gown -- (a gown for evening wear)
  
  Formal - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

• Barn dance1.) Barn dance -- (a dance party featuring country dancing)
  
  Barn dance - A dance party featuring country dancing

• Hop1.) Hop -- (the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot))
  
  2.) Hop, hops -- (twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer)
  
  Hop, Record hop1.) Hop, record hop -- (an informal dance where popular music is played)
  
  Record hop - The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

• Rave1.) Rave -- (a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin")
  
  2.) Rave -- (an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave")
  
  Rave - A dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"

Meaning 10 of Ballball structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

• Layer1.) Layer, bed -- (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach")
  
  2.) Layer -- (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
  
  Layer - Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

• Apodeme1.) Apodeme -- (ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles)
  
  Apodeme - Ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

• Calyculus1.) Epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus -- (a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus)
  
  2.) Calyculus, caliculus, calycle -- (a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))
  
  Calyculus, Caliculus1.) Calyculus, caliculus, calycle -- (a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))
  
  Caliculus, Calycle1.) Epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus -- (a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus)
  
  2.) Calyculus, caliculus, calycle -- (a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))
  
  Calycle - A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

• Tooth1.) Tooth -- (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
  
  2.) Tooth -- (something resembling the tooth of an animal)
  
  Tooth - Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

• Pad1.) Pad, pad of paper, tablet -- (a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge)
  
  2.) Pad -- (the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily))
  
  Pad - A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• Gill slit1.) Gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft -- (one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes)
  
  Gill slit, Branchial cleft1.) Gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft -- (one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes)
  
  Branchial cleft, Gill cleft1.) Gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft -- (one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes)
  
  Gill cleft - One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

• Gill arch1.) Gill arch, branchial arch, gill bar -- (one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians)
  
  Gill arch, Branchial arch1.) Gill arch, branchial arch, gill bar -- (one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians)
  
  Branchial arch, Gill bar1.) Gill arch, branchial arch, gill bar -- (one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians)
  
  Gill bar - One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

• Peristome1.) Peristome -- ((botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule)
  
  2.) Peristome -- (region around the mouth in various invertebrates)
  
  Peristome - (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule

• Syrinx1.) Panpipe, pandean pipe, syrinx -- (a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together)
  
  2.) Syrinx -- (the vocal organ of a bird)
  
  Syrinx - A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

• Bulb1.) Bulb -- (a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure)
  
  2.) Light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb -- (electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity)
  
  Bulb - A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

• Carina1.) Carina -- (a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus)
  
  2.) Carina -- (any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom)
  
  Carina - A keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus

• Cauda1.) Cauda -- (any taillike structure)
  
  Cauda - Any taillike structure

• Chiasma1.) Chiasma, chiasm, decussation -- (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
  
  Chiasma, Chiasm1.) Chiasma, chiasm, decussation -- (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
  
  Chiasm, Decussation1.) Chiasma, chiasm, decussation -- (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
  
  Decussation - An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X

• Cingulum1.) Cingulum -- ((anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth))
  
  Cingulum - (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

• Concha1.) Concha -- ((anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape)
  
  Concha - (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

• Filament1.) Fibril, filament, strand -- (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
  
  2.) Filament -- (the stalk of a stamen)
  
  Filament, Filum1.) Filament, filum -- (a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells))
  
  Filum - A very slender natural or synthetic fiber

• Germ1.) Source, seed, germ -- (anything that provides inspiration for later work)
  
  2.) Germ -- (a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism)
  
  Germ - Anything that provides inspiration for later work

• Infundibulum1.) Infundibulum -- (any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk))
  
  Infundibulum - Any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)

• Interstice1.) Interstice -- (a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network")
  
  2.) Interstice -- (small opening between things)
  
  Interstice - A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"

• Landmark1.) Landmark -- (the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark")
  
  2.) Landmark, turning point, watershed -- (an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations")
  
  Landmark - The position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

• Limbus1.) Limbus -- (a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure)
  
  Limbus - A border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure

• Rib1.) Rib -- (support resembling the rib of an animal)
  
  2.) Rib, Costa1.) Costa -- (a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing))
  
  2.) Rib, costa -- (any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates))
  
  Costa - A riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) -- (any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates))
  
  Rib - Support resembling the rib of an animal

• Blade1.) Blade, leaf blade -- (especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole)
  
  2.) Blade -- (a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures")
  
  Blade - Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

• Radicle1.) Radicle -- ((anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve))
  
  Radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

• Plexus1.) Plexus, rete -- (a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels)
  
  Plexus, Rete1.) Plexus, rete -- (a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels)
  
  Rete - A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

• Tube1.) Tube, tubing -- (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
  
  2.) Tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic Valve1.) Valve -- (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
  
  2.) Valve -- (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone)
  
  Valve - A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it -- (electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope)
  
  Tube, Tube-shaped structure1.) Tube, tube-shaped structure -- ((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure)
  
  Tube-shaped structure - Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

• Passage1.) Passage, transition -- (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
  
  2.) Passage -- (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
  
  Passage, Passageway1.) Passageway -- (a passage between rooms or between buildings)
  
  2.) Passage, passageway -- (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages")
  
  Passageway - The act of passing from one state or place to the next

• Fundus1.) Fundus -- ((anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus")
  
  Fundus - (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"

• Funiculus1.) Funicle, funiculus -- (the stalk of a plant ovule or seed)
  
  2.) Funiculus -- (any of several body structure resembling a cord)
  
  Funiculus - The stalk of a plant ovule or seed

• head - no definition found

• Cavity1.) Pit, cavity -- (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body")
  
  2.) Cavity, enclosed space -- (space that is surrounded by something)
  
  Cavity, Bodily cavity1.) Cavity, bodily cavity, cavum -- ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
  
  Bodily cavity, Cavum1.) Cavity, bodily cavity, cavum -- ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
  
  Cavum - A sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"

• Root1.) Root -- ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
  
  2.) Root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem")
  
  Root, Tooth root1.) Root, tooth root -- (the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support)
  
  Tooth root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

• capsule - no definition found

• Uvea1.) Uvea -- (the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid)
  
  Uvea - The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

• Membranous labyrinth1.) Membranous labyrinth -- (the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine Receptor1.) Receptor -- (a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response)
  
  2.) Sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor -- (an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)
  
  Receptor - A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological responses and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth)
  
  Membranous labyrinth - The sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth

• Bony labyrinth1.) Bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth -- (cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth)
  
  Bony labyrinth, Osseous labyrinth1.) Bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth -- (cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth)
  
  Osseous labyrinth - Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

• Glans1.) Glans -- (a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris)
  
  Glans - A small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris

• Alveolar bed1.) Alveolar bed -- (lung tissue densely packed with alveoli)
  
  Alveolar bed - Lung tissue densely packed with alveoli

• valve - no definition found

• Vascular structure1.) Vascular structure -- (a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels)
  
  Vascular structure - A structure composed of or provided with blood vessels

• Lacrimal apparatus1.) Lacrimal apparatus -- (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)
  
  Lacrimal apparatus - The structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

• Cytoskeleton1.) Cytoskeleton -- (a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence)
  
  Cytoskeleton - A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

• Nucleolus organizer1.) Nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser -- (the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
  
  Nucleolus organizer, Nucleolus organiser1.) Nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser -- (the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
  
  Nucleolus organiser, Nucleolar organizer1.) Nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser -- (the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
  
  Nucleolar organizer, Nucleolar organiser1.) Nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser -- (the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
  
  Nucleolar organiser - The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

• Centromere1.) Centromere, kinetochore -- (a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence")
  
  Centromere, Kinetochore1.) Centromere, kinetochore -- (a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence")
  
  Kinetochore - A specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence"

• Aster1.) Aster -- (any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers)
  
  2.) Aster -- (star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis)
  
  Aster - Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers

• Neural structure1.) Neural structure -- (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
  
  Neural structure - A structure that is part of the nervous system

• Fold1.) Fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
  
  2.) Congregation, fold, faithful -- (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
  
  Fold, Plica1.) Fold, plica -- (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
  
  Plica - An angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

• Gyrus1.) Gyrus, convolution -- (a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)
  
  Gyrus, Convolution1.) Whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution -- (the shape of something rotating rapidly)
  
  2.) Gyrus, convolution -- (a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)
  
  Convolution - A convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

• Cartilaginous structure1.) Cartilaginous structure -- (body structure given shape by cartilage)
  
  Cartilaginous structure - Body structure given shape by cartilage

• ball - no definition found

• plate - no definition found

• Horny structure1.) Horny structure, unguis -- (any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin)
  
  Horny structure, Unguis1.) Horny structure, unguis -- (any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin)
  
  Unguis - Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin

• Skeletal structure1.) Skeletal structure -- (any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)
  
  Skeletal structure - Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

• costa - no definition found

• head - no definition found

• Bridge1.) Bridge, span -- (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
  
  2.) Bridge, bridge circuit -- (a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected)
  
  Bridge - A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

• Rotator cuff1.) Rotator cuff -- (a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move)
  
  Rotator cuff - A supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move

• Cornu1.) Cornu -- ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape)
  
  Cornu - (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

• Corona1.) Aureole, corona -- (the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse)
  
  2.) Corona -- ((botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower)
  
  Corona - The outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

• receptor - no definition found

• Zone1.) Zone -- (a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features)
  
  2.) Zone, geographical zone -- (any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude)
  
  Zone, Zona1.) Zone, zona -- ((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)
  
  Zona - A circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features

Meaning 11 of Ballball baseball, baseball game

• ball - no definition found

• Professional baseball1.) Professional baseball -- (playing baseball for money)
  
  Professional baseball - Playing baseball for money

• Hardball1.) Hardball -- (a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate")
  
  2.) Hardball -- (baseball as distinguished from softball)
  
  Hardball - A no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate"

• Perfect game1.) Perfect game -- (a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base)
  
  Perfect game - A game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base

• No-hit game1.) No-hit game, no-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits)
  
  No-hit game, No-hitter1.) No-hit game, no-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits)
  
  No-hitter - A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits

• One-hitter1.) One-hitter, 1-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit)
  
  One-hitter, 1-hitter1.) One-hitter, 1-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit)
  
  1-hitter - A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit

• Two-hitter1.) Two-hitter, 2-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits)
  
  Two-hitter, 2-hitter1.) Two-hitter, 2-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits)
  
  2-hitter - A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits

• Three-hitter1.) Three-hitter, 3-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits)
  
  Three-hitter, 3-hitter1.) Three-hitter, 3-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits)
  
  3-hitter - A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits

• Four-hitter1.) Four-hitter, 4-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits)
  
  Four-hitter, 4-hitter1.) Four-hitter, 4-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits)
  
  4-hitter - A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits

• Five-hitter1.) Five-hitter, 5-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits)
  
  Five-hitter, 5-hitter1.) Five-hitter, 5-hitter -- (a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits)
  
  5-hitter - A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits

• Softball1.) Softball, playground ball -- (ball used in playing softball)
  
  2.) Softball, softball game -- (a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)
  
  Softball, Softball game1.) Softball, softball game -- (a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)
  
  Softball game - Ball used in playing softball

• Rounders1.) Rounders -- (an English ball game similar to baseball)
  
  1.) Libertine, debauchee, rounder -- (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)
  
  Rounders - An English ball game similar to baseball

• Stickball1.) Stickball, stickball game -- (a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle)
  
  Stickball, Stickball game1.) Stickball, stickball game -- (a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle)
  
  Stickball game - A form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle

• Steal1.) Bargain, buy, steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")
  
  2.) Steal -- (a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or Passed ball1.) Passed ball -- (a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base)
  
  Passed ball - A pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base or Wild pitch1.) Wild pitch -- (an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base)
  
  Wild pitch - An errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base))
  
  Steal - An advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

Meaning 12 of Ballball pitch, delivery

• Balk1.) Balk, baulk -- (the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
  
  2.) Hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap -- (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
  
  Balk - The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

• ball - no definition found

• Beanball1.) Beanball, beaner -- (a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head)
  
  Beanball, Beaner1.) Beanball, beaner -- (a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head)
  
  Beaner - A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head

• Change-up1.) 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)
  
  Change-up, Change-of-pace1.) 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)
  
  Change-of-pace, Change-of-pace ball1.) 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)
  
  Change-of-pace ball, Off-speed pitch1.) 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)
  
  Off-speed pitch - A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

• Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  Curve, Curve ball1.) Curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter)
  
  Curve ball, Breaking ball1.) Curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter)
  
  Breaking ball, Bender1.) Bender -- (a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender")
  
  2.) Carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up -- (revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party)
  
  Bender - The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

• Duster1.) Dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco -- (a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years")
  
  2.) Duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat -- (a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)
  
  Duster - A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"

• Fastball1.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  
  Fastball, Heater1.) Heater, warmer -- (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
  
  2.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  
  Heater, Smoke1.) Smoke, fume -- (a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
  
  2.) Smoke, smoking -- (a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles")
  
  Smoke, Hummer1.) Hummer -- (a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words)
  
  2.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  
  Hummer, Bullet1.) Bullet, slug -- (a projectile that is fired from a gun)
  
  2.) Bullet train, bullet -- (a high-speed passenger train)
  
  Bullet - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

• Knuckleball1.) Knuckleball, knuckler -- (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)
  
  Knuckleball, Knuckler1.) Knuckleball, knuckler -- (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)
  
  Knuckler - A baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin

• Overhand pitch1.) Overhand pitch -- (a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder)
  
  Overhand pitch - A baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder

• passed ball - no definition found

• Screwball1.) Crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball -- (a whimsically eccentric person)
  
  2.) Screwball -- (a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown)
  
  Screwball - A whimsically eccentric person

• Sinker1.) Doughnut, donut, sinker -- (a small ring-shaped friedcake)
  
  2.) Sinker -- (a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water))
  
  Sinker - A small ring-shaped friedcake

• Spitball1.) Spitball -- (a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere)
  
  2.) Spitball, spitter -- (an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it)
  
  Spitball, Spitter1.) Spitter, expectorator -- (a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth))
  
  2.) Spitball, spitter -- (an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it)
  
  Spitter - A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

• Strike1.) Strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")
  
  2.) Strike -- (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
  
  Strike - A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

• Submarine ball1.) Submarine ball, submarine pitch -- (a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead)
  
  Submarine ball, Submarine pitch1.) Submarine ball, submarine pitch -- (a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead)
  
  Submarine pitch - A pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead

• wild pitch - no definition found