Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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foul | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
ball | Yes | No | Yes | No |
foul (noun) | ball (noun) |
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an act that violates the rules of a sport | 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 |
foul (adjective) | ball (adjective) |
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(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | |
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | |
characterized by obscenity | |
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes | |
offensively malodorous | |
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | |
especially of a ship's lines etc | |
violating accepted standards or rules |
foul (verb) | ball (verb) |
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become soiled and dirty | form into a ball by winding or rolling |
make unclean | to live very well |
spot, stain, or pollute | |
make impure | |
commit a foul; break the rules | |
hit a foul ball | |
become or cause to become obstructed |