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Synonyms for Ball (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (an object with a spherical shape):
globe, orb

WordNet sense 2 (United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)):
Lucille Ball

WordNet sense 3 (a compact mass):
chunk, clod, clump, glob, lump

WordNet sense 4 (a lavish dance requiring formal attire):
formal

WordNet sense 5 (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens):
egg, nut, testicle, testis, ballock, bollock, orchis

WordNet sense 6 (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket):
musket ball


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