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roll vs ball

ball vs roll

roll and ball both are nouns.

roll and ball both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roll Yes No Yes No
ball Yes No Yes No
As verbs, ball is a hyponym of roll; that is, ball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roll:
  • roll: arrange or coil around
  • ball: form into a ball by winding or rolling
Other hyponyms of roll include spool, reel, clew, clue, coil, curl, loop.
roll (noun) ball (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude a pitch that is not in the strike zone
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
the act of throwing dice round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
walking with a swaying gait a spherical object used as a plaything
anything rolled up in cylindrical form a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
a list of names one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) a compact mass
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore an object with a spherical shape
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
roll (verb) ball (verb)
execute a roll, in tumbling form into a ball by winding or rolling
take the shape of a roll or cylinder to live very well
show certain properties when being rolled
boil vigorously
shape by rolling
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
arrange or coil around
begin operating or running
flatten or spread with a roller
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
move, rock, or sway from side to side
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
occur in soft rounded shapes
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