ace |
a serve in tennis that wins a point because the other player can not reach the ball. [1/5 definitions] |
alley1 |
In the game of bowling, the place where you roll the ball is called an "alley." An "alley" is also called a "lane." [1/2 definitions] |
ball1 |
a round or nearly round object. [2/3 definitions] |
ball2 |
A ball is a very large and fancy party where people dance. People usually wear their best and most beautiful clothes to a ball. A ball might be held at a palace or other very grand place. |
ball bearing |
a machine part made of a groove in the shape of a circle with metal balls that roll in it. A ball bearing lets an axle or other part move easily. |
ballgame |
a game played with a ball on a field. |
ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip. The ball moves the ink from the pen to the paper. |
baseball |
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, the object being to score runs by advancing runners around four bases. [2 definitions] |
basket |
the open metal hoop and net through which the ball is shot to score points in basketball, or such an act of scoring. [1/3 definitions] |
basketball |
a game played on a court by two teams of five players each. Points are scored by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [2 definitions] |
bat1 |
a club of wood or metal used to hit the ball in baseball, softball, or cricket. [1/3 definitions] |
batter3 |
the person who stands in to bat the ball in baseball, softball, or cricket. |
beach ball |
a large, air-filled ball of brightly colored plastic, usually used for games played in or near the water. |
bean |
To hit on the head with a ball or other thrown object. [1/4 definitions] |
behave |
When someone or something behaves, it acts or does something in a certain way. When you talk about how birds behave, you are talking about the things that birds do and how they do it. It would be funny if your cat behaved like a dog. Then it might run and catch a ball in its mouth! [1/3 definitions] |
bouncy |
If something is bouncy, it bounces easily. When something bounces, it springs back after hitting a surface like the ground or a wall. A tennis ball is usually bouncy. A baseball is much less bouncy than a tennis ball. [1/2 definitions] |
bowl2 |
to roll the ball in bowling, or pitch the ball in the sport of cricket. [1/2 definitions] |
bowling |
a game in which a heavy ball is rolled along a wooden alley toward wooden pins that stand at the far end. |
bowling alley |
the long wooden lane down which the ball is thrown in a game of bowling. [1/2 definitions] |
bubble |
A bubble is a small round ball of air or other gas that is held together by a very thin wall of liquid all around it. This kind of bubble is surrounded by air. [1/3 definitions] |
bunt1 |
to tap with a baseball or softball bat so that the ball lands close by. [1/2 definitions] |