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ball vs fancy-dress ball

fancy-dress ball vs ball

ball and fancy-dress ball both are nouns.

ball is a verb but fancy-dress ball is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ball Yes No Yes No
fancy-dress ball Yes No No No
As nouns, fancy-dress ball is a hyponym of ball; that is, fancy-dress ball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ball:
  • ball: a lavish dance requiring formal attire
  • fancy-dress ball: a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
Other hyponyms of ball include cotilion, cotillion, masked ball, masquerade ball, prom, promenade.
ball (noun) fancy-dress ball (noun)
a pitch that is not in the strike zone a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
a spherical object used as a plaything
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
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 (verb) fancy-dress ball (verb)
form into a ball by winding or rolling
to live very well
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