card vs ball

card and ball both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
card	Yes	No	Yes	No
ball	Yes	No	Yes	No

card (noun)	ball (noun)
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes	a pitch that is not in the strike zone
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities	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 rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)	round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
a card certifying the identity of the bearer	a spherical object used as a plaything
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement	a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat	a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
a list of dishes available at a restaurant	a lavish dance requiring formal attire
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)	a compact mass
a witty amusing person who makes jokes	an object with a spherical shape
thin cardboard, usually rectangular

card (verb)	ball (verb)
ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor	form into a ball by winding or rolling
separate the fibers of	to live very well