Ball
Ball noun - A more or less round body or mass.
Sports
Ball and sports are semantically related in entertainment topic. Sometimes you can use "Ball" instead a noun "Sports".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Germany carom used to be the most popular "elite" type of cue sports for a long time, while eight ball pool enjoyed a popularity as an amateur sport (albeit with Bad Guys Play Pool stereotypes associated with it).
Source: Americans Hate Tingle / Sports -
In Ganbare Goemon 4, a Japanese-only sequel to the game, the final boss consists of a minigame where you have to throw a ball back to the sports-obsessed villain until he is crushed by it.
Source: Tennis Boss - In the Northern U.S., where winter sports like hockey, cross country skiing and tobogganing are considered traditions, curling is seen at best as a winter activity akin to horseshoes and bocce ball.
Source: Americans Hate Tingle / Sports
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Sports and Ball. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/sports
Ball & Sports. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/sports>.
Sports or Ball. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/sports.
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