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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as in dances
a social gathering for dancing
a ball to celebrate the inauguration
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
What to know about Mega Millions To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
What to know about Mega Millions To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
In Bath, the Jane Austen Center is going all out, with dance balls and its Grand Regency Costumed Promenade.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know about Powerball To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
In Bath, the Jane Austen Center is going all out, with dance balls and its Grand Regency Costumed Promenade.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know about Powerball To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
What to know about Mega Millions To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
What to know about Mega Millions To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
In Bath, the Jane Austen Center is going all out, with dance balls and its Grand Regency Costumed Promenade.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know about Powerball To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
In Bath, the Jane Austen Center is going all out, with dance balls and its Grand Regency Costumed Promenade.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know about Powerball To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Balls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balls. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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