Ball vs Circular - What's the difference?
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A solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof.
# A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
# (label) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
## A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
# A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body.
# (label) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
# The globe; the earthly sphere.
#* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
#* 1717 , (Alexander Pope), ""
# (label) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.
# The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.
# An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
#* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title=
, passage=Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house?; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something?; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.}}
#* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 2, author=Aled Williams, work=BBC Sport Wales
, title= (label) The use of a round or ellipsoidal object.
# Any simple game involving a ball.
# (label) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
# (label) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
# (label) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
# (label) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
#* {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 29, author=Chris Whyatt, work=BBC
, title= A testicle.
# Nonsense.
# Courage.
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
(label) To form or wind into a ball.
(label) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
To have sexual intercourse with.
(label) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
To be hip or cool.
(label) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.
Of or relating to a circle.
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
* , chapter=5
, title= Circuitous or roundabout.
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
Distributed to a large number of persons.
* Hallam
(obsolete) Perfect; complete.
* Massinger
(archaic) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
* Dennis
A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer
In administration, a circular letter
(dated) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
As nouns the difference between ball and circular
is that ball is while circular is a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer.As an adjective circular is
of or relating to a circle.ball
English
(wikipedia ball)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Move round the dark terrestrial ball .
- Thus, if eternal Justice rules the ball , / Thus shall your wives, and thus your children fall;
“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/19/2
Swansea 2-0 Stoke, passage=Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.}}
Chelsea 1-0 Bolton, passage=After Essien's poor attempt flew into the stands, Rodrigo Moreno - Bolton's on-loan winger from Benfica who was making his full Premier League debut - nearly exposed the Blues with a lovely ball for Johan Elmander, but it just skipped away from his team-mate's toes. }}
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Synonyms
* sphere * globe * (testicle) See * (courage) chutzpah, guts, nerveDerived terms
(solid or hollow sphere) {{der3, ball and chain , ball and socket , ball-barrow , ball bearing/ball-bearing , ball boy/ballboyball-boy , ball-cartridge , ballclay , ballcock , ball-flower , ball-game , ball-girl , ball lightning , ball machine , ball mill , ball of fire , ball of the foot , ball of the thumb , ballpark , ball-player , ballpoint , ball-proof , ball race , ball up , bandy-ball , baseball , basketball , beachball/beach ball , best-ball , billiard ball , blackball , blowball , blueball , brandy-ball , broomball , buckyball , butterball , button-ball , cannonball , coalball , cornball , cricket ball , croquet ball , crystal ball , cue ball , dust-ball , eight ball/eight-ball , eyeball , fastball , fire-ball , fishball , football , four ball , freeball , furball , fuzz-ball , game ball , get the ball rolling , goalball , golf ball , goofball , greaseball , hair-ball , half-ball , hand-ball , hardball , heel-ball , highball , holding the ball , jump ball , keep the ball rolling , kickball , korfball , matzo ball , meatball , medicine ball , , mothball , netball , no ball , object ball , oddball , on the ball , paintball , patball , pinball , ping-pong ball , pithball , play ball , puffball , punchball , push-ball , racquetball , rollerball , root-ball , rugby ball , scuzzball , silver ball , skittle-ball , sleazeball , slimeball , smoke-ball , snooker ball , snowball , soccer ball , softball , speedball , spot the ball , stink ball , stoolball , table-tennis ball , tea ball , tennis ball , tchoukball , the ball is in your court , through ball , time-ball , too many balls in the air , trackball, trackerball , trap-ball , volleyball , washball}} (testicle) {{der3, ball-breaker , ball-breaking , ball-buster , ball-busting , balls-aching , balls up (verb) , balls-up (noun) , ballsy , have someone by the balls , screwball}}Verb
(en verb)- to ball cotton
- The horse balls'''; the snow '''balls .
Synonyms
* (vulgar) bonk, fuck, lay, screw, shag (British)Interjection
(en interjection)- 2007: A good tackle (and some bad ones) will bring a cry of "Ball!" from the crowd – a plea for a holding the ball free kick. — AFL Sydney Swans Rules Zone [http://www.afl.com.au/FanZone/Rules/tabid/7892/Default.aspx]
Etymology 2
(m).Synonyms
* (very enjoyable time) blast, whale of a timeDerived terms
{{der3, ball-dress , ballgown , ballroom , have a ball , hunt ball , masked ball , open the ball}}circular
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
- circular reasoning
- Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition.
- a circular formula in a spreadsheet
- a proclamation of Henry III., doubtless circular throughout England
- A man so absolute and circular / In all those wished-for rarities that may take / A virgin captive.
- Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?