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Ball
- noun - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire
- 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"
- a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
- a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
- a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
- an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
- form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner
Bell
- noun - (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
- a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
- a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
- attach a bell to; "bell cows"
- English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
- the flared opening of a tubular device
- the shape of a bell
- the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
- United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
Bill
- noun - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
- A headland, promonotory or pensinsula, eg Portland Bill, Selsey Bill.
- a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
- a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
- a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
- advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or servic
Boll
- noun - the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
Bull
- noun - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
- a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
- a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
- a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
- advance in price; "stocks were bulling"
- an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
- mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
- obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
- push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
- speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for t
Call
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- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
- a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence"
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
- a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
- a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to Lo
Cell
- noun - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- a room where a prisoner is kept
- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
Cill
- - See Sill., n. a foundation.
Cull
- noun - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
- remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"
- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality