Ball
Ball noun - A more or less round body or mass.
Dot
Dot noun - A small area that is different (as in color) from the main part.
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Synonyms for Dot
Nearby Word: dotty
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Usually the "ball" is a big red dot, but sometimes it'll be a different color, or some manner of icon appropriate to the setting.
Source: Follow the Bouncing Ball -
Skill Shot: A dot-matrix-based one: waiting until the Velociraptor lines up with your crosshairs before shooting the ball.
Source: Pinball / Jurassic Park -
Advanced 5-8, or Dot Bit, looks like a slightly harder version of Expert 41 from the original Super Monkey Ball, which was moderately challenging.
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