Ball and Twine

Ball

Ball verb - Form into a ball by winding or rolling.
Usage example: ball wool

Twine and ball are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Twine" instead the word "Ball" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: ballroom, ballpoint, balled, balling

Twine

Twine verb - To follow a circular or spiral course.

Ball and twine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ball" instead the word "Twine" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: twined, twining, twiner

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

blue blue ball blue twine
golden golden ball golden twine
red red ball red twine

Both words in one sentence

  • Most Annoying Sound In a game that requires you to do things like stick Jesse James's severed hand on a golf ball retriever and shove it into the world's largest ball of twine, you'll be hearing this a lot.
  • Moral Event Horizon / Web Original The Chick only realizes Dark Nella is evil when she finds that Minnesota's big ball of twine has been destroyed.
  • Video Game / Dragon Age: Inquisition Leliana has one involving a ball of twine, a measuring stick, and a handkerchief.
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