dance vs ball

dance and ball both are nouns.

dance and ball both are verbs.

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

As nouns, ball is a hyponym of dance; that is, ball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: a party for social dancing
ball: a lavish dance requiring formal attire

Other hyponyms of dance include formal, barn dance, hop, record hop, rave.

dance (noun)	ball (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a pitch that is not in the strike zone
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	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 party for social dancing	round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
a party of people assembled for dancing	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

dance (verb)	ball (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	form into a ball by winding or rolling
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	to live very well
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

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