ball

Everyday

1. A ball is a round thing used in games, for throwing, kicking, hitting or bouncing. tree →
2. A ball is anything round, like a ball of wool or a snowball. tree →
3. A ball is a big formal dance party. tree →
4. The ball of the foot is the round part under the toes. tree →

In the lessons

a thing counted; balls in boxes, bags or teams; in geometry a sphere; phrases «play ball», «on the ball» (quick to notice), «have a ball» (have great fun), «snowball», «ball game»

Examples

• He has 12 tennis balls. tree →
• Each can holds 3 balls. tree →
• She lost 4 balls. tree →
• The coach bought 6 balls for 5 dollars each. tree →
• Kick the ball to me! tree →
• She rolled the clay into a ball. tree →
• Cinderella went to the ball. tree →
• We had a ball at the party. tree →
• A ball is shaped like a sphere. tree →
• Don't chase a ball onto the road. tree →

Note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «a can of 3 balls» means 3 balls per can. «Ball» (dance) and «bawl» (cry loudly) sound the same. Safety: never run onto a road after a ball.

In Jewish tradition

Here it is a ball that is thrown hard and far, as a picture of someone being flung away.

Interpretation. Isaiah warns the proud official Shebna that God will hurl him out of his office into a far land. Tradition reads this as a warning that pride in rank can be taken away.

Examples

• He will violently roll and toss thee like a ball into a large country; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, thou shame of the lord's house. (Prophets ISA.22.18, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «a can of 3 balls» means 3 balls per can. «Ball» (dance) and «bawl» (cry loudly) sound the same. Safety: never run onto a road after a ball.