Ball vs. Guts
Difference Between Ball and Guts
Ballnoun
A solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof.
a ball of spittle;a fecal ballGutsnoun
plural of gut
Ballnoun
A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
a ball of wool;a ball of twineGutsnoun
The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
Ballnoun
(ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
Gutsnoun
(slang) Courage; determination.
It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts.Ballnoun
A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body.
the ball of the thumb;the ball of the footGutsnoun
(slang) Content, substance.
His speech had no guts in it.Ballnoun
(anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
Gutsnoun
(in the plural) The essential, core parts.
He knew all about the guts of the business, how things actually get done.Ballnoun
The globe; the earthly sphere.
Gutsnoun
(slang) One's innermost feelings.
If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.Ballnoun
(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.
Gutsverb
(informal) To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
He gutsed out a 6-1 win.Ballnoun
The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.
Gutsnoun
fortitude and determination;
he didn't have the guts to try itBallnoun
An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
Ballnoun
(sport) A round or ellipsoidal object.
Ballnoun
Any simple game involving a ball.
The children were playing ball on the beach.The children were playing ball in the garden.Ballnoun
(baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
Ballnoun
(pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
If you get to a million points, you get another ball.Ballnoun
(cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
Ballnoun
(soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
Ballnoun
A testicle.
Ballnoun
Nonsense.
That’s a load of balls, and you know it!Ballnoun
Courage.
I doubt he’s got the balls to tell him off.Ballnoun
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
Ballnoun
A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
Ballnoun
A formal dance.
Ballnoun
(informal) A very enjoyable time.
I had a ball at that concert.Ballverb
(transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
to ball cottonBallverb
(metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
Ballverb
To have sexual intercourse with.
Ballverb
(ambitransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
The horse balls; the snow balls.Ballverb
To be hip or cool.
Ballverb
To play basketball.
Ballinterjection
(Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.
Ballnoun
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games;
the ball travelled 90 mph on his servethe mayor threw out the first ballthe ball rolled into the corner pocketBallnoun
a solid ball shot by a musket;
they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ballBallnoun
an object with a spherical shape;
a ball of fireBallnoun
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance;
the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm soundedBallnoun
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens;
she kicked him in the balls and got awayBallnoun
a spherical object used as a plaything;
he played with his rubber ball in the bathtubBallnoun
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
Ballnoun
a compact mass;
a ball of mud caught him on the shoulderBallnoun
a lavish formal dance
Ballnoun
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb;
he stood on the balls of his feetBallnoun
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;
he played baseball in high schoolthere was a baseball game on every empy lotthere was a desire for National League ball in the areaplay ball!Ballnoun
a pitch that is not in the strike zone;
he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked himBallverb
form into a ball by winding or rolling;
ball wool
