BALL

Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

Example: "The ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"

United states comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

A solid projectile that is shot by a musket

Example: "They had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

An object with a spherical shape

Example: "A ball of fire"

One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Example: "She kicked him in the balls and got away"

A spherical object used as a plaything

Example: "He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

A compact mass

Example: "A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

A lavish dance requiring formal attire

A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass

Example: "The ball at the base of the thumb"

A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

Example: "He played baseball in high school"

A pitch that is not in the strike zone

Example: "He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"