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bearing
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noun
dignified manner or conduct
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noun
relevant relation or interconnection
those issues have no bearing on our situation
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noun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
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noun
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
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adjective
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
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noun
(= charge)
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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noun
(= posture)
characteristic way of bearing one's body
stood with good posture
ball
Noun
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A ball is a round thing. People often use them to play games.
The croquet ball was hit through the wicket and the game was over.
A ball is hit with a racquet in tennis.
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A ball is a formal dance.
There is an inaugural ball following the swearing-in of the new President.
Cinderella lost her glass slipper at the Prince's ball.
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the testicles
John's balls ached because he hadn't had sex in two days.
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"guts", fortitude, moral strength
John didn't have the balls to quit his job, divorce his wife, and start a new life in Tahiti.
ball
Verb
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If you ball something up, you make it into a ball shape.
Ball the cookie dough, wrap it in paper, then freeze it.
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sexual intercourse.