a pitch that is not in the strike zone | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge |
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs | a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') |
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire |
a spherical object used as a plaything | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal |
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | an advantage held by a competitor in a race |
a lavish dance requiring formal attire | evidence pointing to a possible solution |
a compact mass | a news story of major importance |
an object with a spherical shape | the introductory section of a story |
| an indication of potential opportunity |
| (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base |
| an actor who plays a principal role |
| (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
| the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) |
| mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil |
| a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey |