ball
— Noun
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～ a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
ball
— Noun
– English
～ an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
ballad
— Noun
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～ a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
ballad
— Noun
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～ a narrative poem of popular origin
ballade
— Noun
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～ a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
balladeer
— Noun
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～ a singer of popular ballads
ballast
— Noun
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～ an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
ballast
— Noun
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～ coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
ballast
— Noun
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～ a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
ballast
— Noun
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～ an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
ballast
— Noun
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～ any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
ballcock
— Noun
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～ floating ball that controls level in a water tank
balldress
— Noun
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～ a suit or dress for formal occasions
ballerina
— Noun
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～ a female ballet dancer
ballet
— Noun
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～ music written for a ballet
ballet
— Noun
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～ a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
balletomane
— Noun
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～ a ballet enthusiast
balletomania
— Noun
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～ extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets
ballgame
— Noun
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～ a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
ballgame
— Noun
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～ a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"