I. noun
1.
a more or less spherical body or mass
a ball of string
Synonyms: globe, orb, rondure, round, sphere
Related Word: egg, oval, ovoid
Contrasted words: block, cube, dice; chunk, hunk, lump
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2.
balls plural
Synonyms: courage , cojones, dauntlessness, guts, heart, mettle, ||moxie, pluck, resolution, spirit
II. verb
to form into a more or less spherical body or mass
balled the cookie dough with her hands
Synonyms: conglobate, conglobe, ensphere, round, sphere
Related Word: bead, pill; clot, wad
Contrasted words: disperse, spread, strew; cube, dice