Balling

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  • v. Present participle of ball.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or process of making into balls; the act of assuming the form of a ball; specifically, in the process of puddling, the forming of the iron into balls or rounded masses of a size convenient for handling.
  • n. The frequenting of balls; dancing.
  • n. In the manufacture of soda, the firing, working back and forth, and discharging of the black-ash mixture. See ball, 25.
  • n. In textile-bleaching and -coloring, the collecting of the material into balls, to the detriment of the process. It occurs most frequently in loose cotton or wool.
  • n. In the process of nuclear development, the fusing of two or more nuclei into one.
  • Word Usage
    "This is the only place where Justice Roberts 'claim to be an "umpire calling balling and strikes" makes any sense."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    balled    balles    balling    balls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    baseball    football   
    Hyponym
    bullets   
    Form
    balled    balling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    globe    bolus    testicle    courage    nerve    orb    conglobe    conglobate    englobe    ensphere   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fall    Gaul    Hall    Montreal    Nepal    Paul    Raul    Saul    Senegal    all   
    Unknown
    Sports   
    Same Context
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    piece    ring    box    shoot    shell    sheet    stone    gun    mass    plate