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As nouns the difference between ball and party

is that ball is a solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof while party is a person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

As verbs the difference between ball and party

is that ball is to form or wind into a ball while party is to celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.

As an interjection ball

is 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.

As a proper noun Ball

is {{surname}.

As an adjective party is

divided; in part.

As an adverb party is

partly.

ball

English

(wikipedia ball)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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)
  • Move round the dark terrestrial ball .
  • #* 1717 , (Alexander Pope), ""
  • Thus, if eternal Justice rules the ball , / Thus shall your wives, and thus your children fall;
  • # (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= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/19/2
  • , 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= Swansea 2-0 Stoke , passage=Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.}}
  • (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= 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. }}
  • A testicle.
  • # Nonsense.
  • — Synonyms — See
  • # 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.
  • (White)
    Synonyms
    * sphere * globe * (testicle) See * (courage) chutzpah, guts, nerve
    Derived 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)
  • (label) To form or wind into a ball.
  • to ball cotton
  • (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.
  • The horse balls'''; the snow '''balls .
  • To be hip or cool.
  • Synonyms
    * (vulgar) bonk, fuck, lay, screw, shag (British)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (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.
  • 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).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A formal dance.
  • (label) A very enjoyable time.
  • Synonyms
    * (very enjoyable time) blast, whale of a time
    Derived terms
    {{der3, ball-dress , ballgown , ballroom , have a ball , hunt ball , masked ball , open the ball}}

    party

    English

    (wikipedia party)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) partie, (etyl) partie, from ; see part.

    Noun

    (parties)
  • (lb) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
  • :
  • *Sir (c.1569-1626)
  • *:If the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony.
  • (lb) A person.
  • # A person; an individual.
  • #:
  • #With to : an accessory, someone who takes part.
  • #:
  • A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
  • *1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Ch.6:
  • *:A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for.
  • A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
  • :
  • *
  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.
  • (lb) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
  • :
  • (lb) A social gathering.
  • #A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
  • #:
  • #A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
  • #:
  • #*
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.}}
  • #A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
  • #:
  • Participants.
  • #(lb) Active player characters organized into a single group.
  • #(lb) Group of characters controlled by the player.
  • (lb) A part or division.
  • *, Bk.II, Ch.xv:
  • *:And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.
  • Synonyms
    * (social gathering) * bash * do * rave * See also
    Derived terms
    * after-party/afterparty * agrarian party * beach party * bachelor party * bachelorette party * block party * boarding party * bucks' party * charter party * cocktail party * coming-out party * concert party * Conservative party * costume party * cross-party * dinner party * fatigue party * green party * hen party * house party * Independence Party * keg party * LAN party * landing party * lawn party * life of the party * major party * minor party * mushroom party * necktie party * one-party * partay * party and party costs * party animal * party blower * party boss * party boy * party bus * party-coated * party costs * party dress * party crasher * party favor * party game * party girl * party jury * party line * party of the fist part * party of the second part * party pie * party politics * party pooper * party puffer * party school * party spirit * party state * party strengths (see strength) * party to the action * party tray * party trick * party wall * party whip * partyer * partygoer * partyism * political party * pool party * prevailing party * rescue party * sausage party * search party * slumber party * splinter party * stag party * surprise party * tailgate party * tea party * throw a party * third party * three-party * toga party * Tupperware party * two-party * war party * wedding party

    Verb

  • To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
  • We partied until the early hours.
  • (intransitive, slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.
  • * 2004 , Daniel Nicholas Shields, Firewoman
  • “Miss, do you party ?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.”
  • (gaming, online gaming, intransitive) To form a party (with).
  • If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
    Derived terms
    * party down * party on

    Statistics

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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete, except in compounds) Divided; in part.
  • (heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.
  • an escutcheon party per pale
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Partly.
  • (Chaucer)

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