Engelsk navneord: ball | |||
1. | ball (om genstand) round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ball travelled 90 mph on his serve. The mayor threw out the first ball. The ball rolled into the corner pocket. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | game equipment | ||
Mere specifikke termer | baseball, basketball, billiard ball, bocce ball, bocci ball, boccie ball, bowl, bowl, bowling ball, cricket ball, croquet ball, field hockey ball, football, golf ball, handball, jack, lacrosse ball, marble, medicine ball, ninepin ball, ping-pong ball, playground ball, polo ball, pool ball, punch bag, punchball, punching bag, punching ball, racquetball, roulette ball, rugby ball, skittle ball, soccer ball, softball, squash ball, tennis ball, volleyball, Wiffle, Wiffle Ball | ||
2. | ball (om genstand) a solid projectile that is shot by a musket | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | musket ball | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | pellet, shot | ||
3. | ball (om form) an object with a spherical shape | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A ball of fire. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | globe, orb | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sphere | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bolus, camphor ball, crystal ball, fireball, fireball, globule, mothball, pellet, spherule, time-ball | ||
4. | ball (om gruppe) the people assembled at a lavish formal dance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dance | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | promenade | ||
5. | ball (i anatomi) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She kicked him in the balls and got away. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testicle, testis | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gonad, male reproductive gland, sex gland | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cobblers, undescended testicle, undescended testis | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | arteria testicularis, ductus deferens, epididymis, internal spermatic artery, rete testis, seminiferous tubule, spermatic cord, testicular artery, testicular vein, vas deferens, vena testicularis | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals, male reproductive system | ||
6. | ball (om genstand) a spherical object used as a plaything | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | plaything, toy | ||
Mere specifikke termer | beach ball, beachball, snowball | ||
7. | Ball (om person) United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | Lucille Ball | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | actress, comedienne | ||
8. | ball (om gruppe) a compact mass | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | chunk, clod, clump, glob, lump | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | agglomeration | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clew, clot, coagulum, gob | ||
9. | ball (om begivenhed) a lavish dance requiring formal attire | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | formal | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dance | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cotilion, cotillion, fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball, prom, promenade | ||
10. | ball (i anatomi) a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ball at the base of the thumb. He stood on the balls of his feet. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | hand, manus, mitt, paw, sole | ||
11. | ball (om handling) the game of baseball | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | baseball, baseball game | ||
Mere specifikke termer | daisy cutter | ||
12. | ball (om handling) a pitch that is not in the strike zone | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | delivery, pitch | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: ball | |||
1. | ball (om relation) form into a ball by winding or rolling | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Ball wool. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | roll, twine, wind, wrap | ||