n. 1.round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games 2.a solid ball shot by a musket 3.an object with a spherical shape 4.the people assembled at a lavish formal dance 5.one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens 6.a spherical object used as a plaything 7.United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) 8.a compact mass 9.a lavish formal dance 10.a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass 11.a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players 12.a pitch that is not in the strike zone ball v. 1.form into a ball by winding or rolling