| ace |
a serve in tennis that wins a point because the other player can not reach the ball. [1/5 definitions] |
| ball1 |
a game played with a ball, especially baseball. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| bunt1 |
to tap with a baseball or softball bat so that the ball lands close by. [1/2 definitions] |
| club |
a long stick used to hit the ball in golf. [1/6 definitions] |
| convex |
having a surface or edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. |
| cookie |
a small, sweet, flat or ball-shaped cake baked from stiff dough. |
| cricket2 |
an English game played outdoors with a ball and bat by two teams of eleven members each. |
| cue2 |
a long, thin stick with a narrow tip, used to hit the ball in the game of pool or billiards. |