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Look up: ball

  1. Ball
    Bullet. (The actual projectile.)
    Found on http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/gloss

  2. Ball
    Meaning as a surname: Nickname for a bald man.
    Found on http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

  3. ball
    See WARP BALL.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. ball
    [n] - an object with a spherical shape 2. [n] - the people assembled at a lavish formal dance 3. [n] - a compact mass 4. [n] - a lavish formal dance 5. [n] - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass 6. [n] - a spherical object used as a plaything 7. [n] - round o...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Ball
    White and made of plastic or wood. It weighs four and a half ounces and is three and a half inches in diameter.
    Found on http://www.ulu.co.uk/polo/content/index.

  6. ball
    a spherical object used to pump down the drill string or tubing to trip, release, or otherwise operate certain hydraulic-type tools.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. Ball
    A sphere together with its interior. See also: Sphere.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  8. ball
    D.an ornament of rounded form, common as the termination of a cupola or lantern...That of S. Paul`s Cathedral is six feet in diameter. Category: Building industry • the -- shall be spherical, made of a leather case with a bladder made of rubber...Circumference: 26 to 26 3/4 in. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  9. Ball
    Ball (bal) noun [ Middle English bal , balle ; akin to Old High German balla , palla , German ball , Icelandic böllr , ball; confer French balle . Confer 1st Bale , noun
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/8

  10. Ball
    Ball intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Balled (bald); present participle & verbal noun Balling .] To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather in...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/8

  11. Ball
    Ball transitive verb 1. (Metal.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. 2. To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/8

  12. Ball
    Ball noun [ French bal , from Old French baler to dance, from Late Latin ballare . Of uncertain origin; confer Greek ba`llein to toss or throw, or pa`llein , pa`llesqai , to leap, bound, balli...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/8

  13. Ball
    Ball noun (Baseball) A pitched ball, not struck at by the batsman, which fails to pass over the home base at a height not greater than the batsman's shoulder nor less than his knee.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/8

  14. ball
    1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. ... 2. A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. ... 3. A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  15. ball
    noun the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; `the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. ball
    noun a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; `the ball at the base of the thumb`; `he stood on the balls of his feet`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. ball
    formal noun a lavish dance requiring formal attire
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. ball
    noun a pitch that is not in the strike zone; `he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. Ball
    Lucille Ball noun United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. ball
    globe noun an object with a spherical shape; `a ball of fire`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  21. ball
    verb form into a ball by winding or rolling; `ball wool`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  22. ball
    glob noun a compact mass; `a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. ball
    (bawl) a more or less spherical mass. See also globus and sphere. fungus ball a tumorlike granulomatous mass formed by colonization of a fungus in a body cavity, usually a bronchus or pulmonary cavity but occasionally a nasal cavity; the organism may disseminate through the blood...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  24. Ball
    • (n.) The globe or earth. • (n.) A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. • (n.) Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- o...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  25. ball
    spherical or ovoid object for throwing, hitting, or kicking in various sports and games. The ball is mentioned in the earliest recorded literatures ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/11



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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