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dead ball

dead ball noun: the ball when dead and out of play.

Noun

dead ball (plural dead balls)

  1. The ball when dead and out of play.

Forms of dead ball

pluraldead balls

Questions about dead ball

What does dead ball mean?
Dead ball means the ball when dead and out of play.
What part of speech is dead ball?
Dead ball is a noun.
What is the plural of dead ball?
The plural of dead ball is dead balls.

Words near dead ball in the dictionary

  1. dead as ditch-water
  2. dead as Hector
  3. dead asleep
  4. dead axle
  5. dead axles
  6. dead ball
  7. dead balls
  8. dead bat
  9. dead bats
  10. dead beat
  11. dead beats

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