Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ball | Yes | No | Yes | No |
retire | No | No | Yes | No |
ball (noun) | retire (noun) |
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a pitch that is not in the strike zone | |
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) | retire (verb) |
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form into a ball by winding or rolling | prepare for sleep |
to live very well | cause to get out |
cause to be out on a fielding play | |
lose interest | |
pull back or move away or backward | |
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) | |
break from a meeting or gathering | |
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position | |
withdraw from active participation | |
make (someone) retire | |
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds |