ball game

or ballgame

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ball game ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

any game played with a ball, especially baseball or softball.

Informal. a situation and all its attendant circumstances: Having a new administration in power changes the entire ball game at city hall.Compare new ball game.

Archaeology. a ceremonial game of both ritual and sporting significance, played by teams on a ball court in Mesoamerican cultures from the Preclassic period to the Spanish conquest.

Origin of ball game

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby ball game

ballett, ballet-wrap cardigan, ball fern, ballflower, ball foot, ball game, ball girl, ball handling, ball hawk, ball hockey, ballicatter

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Example sentences from the Web for ball game

The boys in the yard stopped their ball-game, and the girls huddled close in whispering groups and drew near to the door.
A Voice in the Wilderness|Grace Livingston Hill
At a ball-game the sight of a man slumbering on the benches is inconceivable.
Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas Carson
It's the fresh guy who made the cheap talk at the ball-game.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman
On a holiday celebration the address attracts more Scandinavians, the ball-game or the fireworks, more natives.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross

Those who were about equal in the ball-game were matched together, and generally they had much fun in the autumn.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for ball game

ball game

noun

any game played with a ball

US and Canadian a game of baseball

informal a situation; state of affairs (esp in the phrase a whole new ball game)

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Idioms and Phrases with ball game

ballgame

see whole new ballgame.

单词	ball game
释义	ball game or ballgame SEE SYNONYMS FOR ball game ON THESAURUS.COM noun any game played with a ball, especially baseball or softball. Informal. a situation and all its attendant circumstances: Having a new administration in power changes the entire ball game at city hall.Compare new ball game. Archaeology. a ceremonial game of both ritual and sporting significance, played by teams on a ball court in Mesoamerican cultures from the Preclassic period to the Spanish conquest. Origin of ball game An Americanism dating back to 1840–50 Words nearby ball game ballett, ballet-wrap cardigan, ball fern, ballflower, ball foot, ball game, ball girl, ball handling, ball hawk, ball hockey, ballicatter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ball game The boys in the yard stopped their ball-game, and the girls huddled close in whispering groups and drew near to the door. A Voice in the Wilderness\|Grace Livingston Hill At a ball-game the sight of a man slumbering on the benches is inconceivable. Ranching, Sport and Travel\|Thomas Carson It's the fresh guy who made the cheap talk at the ball-game. Jim Spurling, Fisherman\|Albert Walter Tolman On a holiday celebration the address attracts more Scandinavians, the ball-game or the fireworks, more natives. The Old World in the New\|Edward Alsworth Ross Those who were about equal in the ball-game were matched together, and generally they had much fun in the autumn. Grettir The Strong\|Unknown British Dictionary definitions for ball game ball game noun any game played with a ball US and Canadian a game of baseball informal a situation; state of affairs (esp in the phrase a whole new ball game) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with ball game ballgame see whole new ballgame. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to ball game big picture, lay of the land, ins and outs, the score
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ball game

or ballgame

noun

Origin of ball game

Words nearby ball game

Example sentences from the Web for ball game

British Dictionary definitions for ball game

noun

Idioms and Phrases with ball game

Words related to ball game