PELOTA Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word pelota. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||
| globe | nounn | |||||
noun • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • an object with a spherical shape • a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented | ||||||
| missile | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | ||||||
| orb | nounn | |||||
noun • the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye • an object with a spherical shape verb • move in an orbit | ||||||
| projectile | nounn | |||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||
| sphere | nounn | |||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • any spherically shaped artifact • the geographical area in which one nation is very influential • a particular aspect of life or activity • a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) • a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center • the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||||||
| spheroid | nounn | |||||
noun • a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes | ||||||
| jai alai | nounn | |||||
noun • a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket | ||||||
