Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ball | Yes | No | Yes | No |
double | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ball (noun) | double (noun) |
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a pitch that is not in the strike zone | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base |
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 |
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games | a quantity that is twice as great as another |
a spherical object used as a plaything | someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) |
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket | a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass | |
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | |
a lavish dance requiring formal attire | |
a compact mass | |
an object with a spherical shape |
ball (adjective) | double (adjective) |
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used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis | |
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements | |
having two meanings with intent to deceive | |
large enough for two | |
twice as great or many | |
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs | |
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities |
ball (verb) | double (verb) |
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form into a ball by winding or rolling | increase twofold |
to live very well | hit a two-base hit |
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions | |
make or do or perform again | |
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain | |
make a demand for (a card or suit) |
ball (adverb) | double (adverb) |
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to double the degree | |
two together | |
downward and forward |