masquerade ball vs masquerade

masquerade ball and masquerade both are nouns.

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

As nouns, masquerade is a hypernym of masquerade ball; that is, masquerade is a word with a broader meaning than masquerade ball:

Other hypernyms of masquerade ball include ball, formal, mask, masque, masquerade party.

masquerade ball (noun)	masquerade (noun)
a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks	making a false outward show
	a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
	a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

masquerade ball (verb)	masquerade (verb)
	pretend to be someone or something that you are not
	take part in a masquerade