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ball noun

  /bɒl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
 pallo, kuula
  • A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  • (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
 pallo
  • (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
 pallo, kuula, päkiä
  • (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
 kuula, pallo
  • (mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
 höpinä, palli, roska
  • A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
 kerä, lankakerä
  • (in the plural) Courage.
 muna
  • (soccer, countable) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
 päkiä
  • (cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
 syöttö
  • (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
 väärä

ball verb

  /bɒl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
 naida, nussia, panna

ball noun

  /bɒl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • A formal dance.
 tanssiaiset
  • (informal) A very enjoyable time.
 hauskaa

balls noun

  /bɔːlz/
  • (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
 kantti, kassit, muna, munat, pallit
  • (uncountable, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, Hawaii) Synonym of bollocks, nonsense.
  • (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
 kassit, munat, pallit

balls adverb

  /bɔːlz/
  • (slang) Very. Intensifier.
 helkkarin, helvetin, vitun
ball game
asia, juttu, pallopeli, matsi, ottelu, palloilulaji, peli
soccer ball
jalkapallo
cue ball
kivi
ball lightning
pallosalama
ball bearing
kuulalaakeri
open the ball
aloittaa, pistää pyörät pyörimään
crystal ball
kristallipallo
ball-and-socket joint
pallonivel
ball in hand
käsipallo
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