plaything vs ball

ball vs plaything

plaything and ball both are nouns.

plaything is not a verb while ball is a verb.

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

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
ball: a spherical object used as a plaything

Other hyponyms of plaything include balloon, cockhorse, doll, dolly, doll's house, dollhouse, Frisbee, hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, hula-hoop, jack-in-the-box, jungle gym, jumping jack, kaleidoscope, kite, Lego, Lego set, Meccano, Meccano set, pea shooter, pinata, pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector, playhouse, wendy house, pogo stick, popgun, rattle, sandbox, sandpile, sandpit, dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board, playground slide, slide, sliding board, catapult, sling, slingshot, stick horse, swing, teddy, teddy bear, spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig, train set, squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol, yo-yo, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

plaything (noun)	ball (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	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

plaything (verb)	ball (verb)
	form into a ball by winding or rolling
	to live very well

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