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71ball-and-claw foot — /bawl euhn klaw /, Furniture. a foot having the form of a bird s claw grasping a ball. Also called claw and ball foot. [1900 05] * * * …
72ball-and-socket joint — /bawl euhn sok it/ 1. Also called enarthrosis. Anat., Zool. a joint in which the rounded end of one bone fits into a cuplike end of the other bone, allowing for relatively free rotary motion, as at the hip or shoulder. 2. Also called ball joint.… …
73ball-carrier — /bawl kar ee euhr/, n. Football. the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground. [1930 35] * * * …
74ballflower — /bawl flow euhr/, n. Archit. a medieval English ornament suggesting a flower of three or four petals enclosing and partly concealing a ball. [1835 45; BALL1 + FLOWER] * * * …
75ballpark — /bawl pahrk /, n. 1. a tract of land where ball games, esp. baseball, are played. 2. a baseball stadium. 3. in the ballpark, Informal. within reasonable, acceptable, or expected limits: The price may go up another $10, but that s still in the… …
76ball-peen hammer — /bawl peen / a hammer having a hemispherical peen (ball peen) for beating metal. See illus. under hammer. * * * …
77ballplayer — /bawl play euhr/, n. 1. a person who plays ball professionally, esp. baseball. 2. anyone who plays ball. [1610 20; BALL1 + PLAYER] * * * …
78ballpoint — /bawl poynt /, n. a pen in which the point is a fine ball bearing that rotates against a supply of semisolid ink in a cartridge. Also called ballpoint pen. [1945 50; BALL1 + POINT] * * * …
79ballroom — /bawl roohm , room /, n. a large room, as in a hotel or resort, with a polished floor for dancing. [1730 40; BALL2 + ROOM] * * * …
80ballup — /bawl up /, n. Slang. a state of confusion; mix up. Also, esp. Brit., balls up /bawlz up /. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase ball up] * * * …
