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no balls

no balls is the plural of no ball.

Meaning of no ball

Noun

no ball (plural no balls)

  1. A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire.
    • Henry bowled three no-balls in his spell of 3-78.

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Questions about no balls

What is no balls the plural of?
No balls is the plural of no ball.

Words near no balls in the dictionary

  1. no and low
  2. no bail
  3. no ball
  4. no balled
  5. no balling
  6. no balls
  7. no battle plan survives contact with the enemy
  8. no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy
  9. no because
  10. no better than one ought to be
  11. no big deal

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