noun · Sports & Play

ball

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The meaning (definition) of the word ball

a round toy that bounces, rolls, and is fun to throw or kick

The word ball used in a sentence

I threw my red ball across the grass today.

Words that mean the same as ball (synonyms)

sphere

The plural of the word ball

balls

How the word ball is said around the world

Frenchballe (bahl)
Spanishpelota (paylohtah)
Mandarin (qiú)
Hindiगेंद (gaynd)
Arabicكرة (koorah)
Russianмяч (miach)
Portuguese (EU)bola (bawluh)
Portuguese (BR)bola (bawla)
Japaneseボール (booru)
GermanBall (bahl)
Urduگیند (gaynd)
Punjabiਗੇਂਦ (gaynd)
Korean (gong)
Hebrewכַּדוּר (kahdoor)
Greekμπάλα (mpala)
Dutchbal (bahl)
Tagalogbola (bohlah)
Vietnamesequả bóng (kwah bawurng)
Turkishtop (tawp)
Persianتوپ (toop)
Polishpiłka (peewkah)
Ukrainianм'яч (myach)
Bengaliবল (bawl)
Swedishboll (bawl)
Italianpalla (pahllah)

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