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ball vs roll

roll vs ball

ball and roll both are nouns.

ball and roll both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ball Yes No Yes No
roll Yes No Yes No
As verbs, roll is a hypernym of ball; that is, roll is a word with a broader meaning than ball:
  • ball: form into a ball by winding or rolling
  • roll: arrange or coil around
Other hypernyms of ball include twine, wind, wrap.
ball (noun) roll (noun)
a pitch that is not in the strike zone a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games the act of throwing dice
a spherical object used as a plaything walking with a swaying gait
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket anything rolled up in cylindrical form
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens a list of names
a lavish dance requiring formal attire a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
a compact mass a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
an object with a spherical shape a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
ball (verb) roll (verb)
form into a ball by winding or rolling execute a roll, in tumbling
to live very well take the shape of a roll or cylinder
show certain properties when being rolled
boil vigorously
shape by rolling
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
arrange or coil around
begin operating or running
flatten or spread with a roller
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
move, rock, or sway from side to side
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
occur in soft rounded shapes
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