balls 1 of 3

plural of ball
1
as in spheres
a more or less round body or mass the little rubber ball used in racquetball a ball of string

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as in bullets
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm found a cache of musket balls while excavating the old fort

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balls

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noun (2)

plural of ball

balls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ball
as in rounds
to form into a round compact mass balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts questions Manny Machado’s throw Fans threw balls and beer cans at Padres players — and traded blows — at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Roll six of the pieces into smooth balls. Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Roll six of the pieces into smooth balls. Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 The balls will help break the feathers up inside, so your coat emerges as puffy as possible. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024 Dodgers manager Dave Roberts questions Manny Machado’s throw Fans threw balls and beer cans at Padres players — and traded blows — at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 The balls will help break the feathers up inside, so your coat emerges as puffy as possible. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024 Five numbers will be white balls ranging from numbers 1 to 69. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024 Five numbers will be white balls ranging from numbers 1 to 69. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024

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“Balls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balls. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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