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shot vs ball

ball vs shot

shot and ball both are nouns.

shot is an adjective but ball is not an adjective.

shot is not a verb while ball is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shot Yes Yes No No
ball Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ball is a hyponym of shot; that is, ball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shot:
  • shot: a solid missile discharged from a firearm
  • ball: a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
Other hyponyms of shot include BB, BB shot, bird shot, buckshot, duck shot, grape, grapeshot, musket ball.
shot (noun) ball (noun)
the act of firing a projectile a pitch that is not in the strike zone
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
informal words for any attempt or effort round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand a spherical object used as a plaything
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
an attempt to score in a game a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
a blow hard enough to cause injury one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
throwing the basketball toward the hoop a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a solid missile discharged from a firearm a compact mass
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera an object with a spherical shape
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something
shot (adjective) ball (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
shot (verb) ball (verb)
form into a ball by winding or rolling
to live very well
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