Ball and Ring

Ball

Ball noun - A more or less round body or mass.

Usage example: a ball of string

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Ring and ball are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ring" instead a noun "Ball".

Nearby Words: ballroom, ballpoint, balled, balling

Ring noun - Something with a perfectly round circumference.

Usage example: the coffee cup left a ring on the table

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Ball and ring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ball" instead a noun "Ring".

Nearby Words: ringing, ringer, ringlet, ringed, ringside

old	old ball	old ring
original	original ball	original ring
fake	fake ball	fake ring
single	single ball	single ring
Other adjectives: small, powerful, actual, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, evil, blue, little, magic, new, glowing, missing, yellow, royal, last, golden, giant, magical, floating.

The "ring of conflict" in NetHack is a conflict ball... for the group of monsters you're facing.

Source: Conflict Ball
Also done in The Flintstones episode entitled "The Engagement Ring", in which Fred, as a favour to Barney, uses one of the holes of his bowling ball to hide a ring Barney bought for Betty.

Source: Lost Wedding Ring
A Cloud Cuckoolander to the max, he got his start with the Pacers, but went to the Lakers and got a ring with Kobe in 2010, shooting a game-winning three-pointer after Kobe passed him the ball.

Source: Useful Notes / National Basketball Association

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