BALL Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For BALL
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cone | nounn | |||||||
noun • any cone-shaped artifact • a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point • cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts • a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color verb • make cone-shaped | ||||||||
cube | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • the product of three equal terms • any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone • a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube verb • raise to the third power • cut into cubes | ||||||||
cylinder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) • a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line • a chamber within which piston moves • a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | ||||||||
oval | nounn | |||||||
noun • a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it adjective satellite • rounded like an egg | ||||||||
pyramid | nounn | |||||||
noun • a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt • a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex • (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases verb • enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts • use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal • arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid • increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base | ||||||||
sphere | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • any spherically shaped artifact • the geographical area in which one nation is very influential • a particular aspect of life or activity • a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) • a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center • the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||||||||
square | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle • characterized by honesty and fairness noun • (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon • the product of two equal terms • an open area at the meeting of two or more streets • something approximating the shape of a square • someone who doesn't understand what is going on • a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views • any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles • a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles adverb • in a straight direct way • in a square shape • firmly and solidly adjective satellite • providing abundant nourishment • leaving no balance • without evasion or compromise • rigidly conventional or old-fashioned verb • make square • raise to the second power • cause to match, as of ideas or acts • position so as to be square • be compatible with • pay someone and settle a debt • turn the paddle; in canoeing • turn the oar, while rowing | ||||||||
triangle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries • a three-sided polygon • something approximating the shape of a triangle • any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle |