ball A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used f ...

is a spherical round object with various uses. Ball(s) or The Ball may also refer to:

Places

* Ball (crater), a crater on the Moon * Ball, Cornwall, a hamlet in the north of Cornwall, England, UK *

Ball, Louisiana Ball is a town in Rapides Parish, just north of Pineville, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1972, it is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,000 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.7 pe ...

, a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, US *

Balls (mountain range) The Balls are a mountain range within the Sierra Nevada, in Madera County, California. They are "glacier-carved granite domes" and have been described as "looking like smooth scoops of butterscotch ice cream".Beverly Magley, ''National Forest Sc ...

, a mountain range in Madera County, California, US

People with the surname

Ball (surname) Ball is an English surname that has multiple potential origins, as do many short surnames: * one origin suggests that ''Ball'' is a shortened form, a "favorite contraction", of the given name ''Baldwin'', dating "from Norman times" * another purpor ...

, a list of people with the surname Ball *

Ed Balls Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British broadcaster, writer, economist, professor and former politician who served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exc ...

, a British politician * Katy Balls, a British journalist * William Lawrence Balls, a British botanist

Anatomy

Ball (anatomy) The ball of the foot is the padded portion of the sole between the toes and the arch, underneath the heads of the metatarsal bones. In comparative foot morphology, the ball is most analogous to the metacarpal (forepaw) or metatarsal (hindpaw) ...

, a bottom part of the foot * Balls, bollocks, bullocks, or ''cojones'', a slang word for

testicle A testicle or testis (plural testes) is the male reproductive gland or gonad in all bilaterians, including humans. It is homologous to the female ovary. The functions of the testes are to produce both sperm and androgens, primarily testostero ...

s, which may also apply to chutzpah or bravery

Arts and entertainment

Film and theatre

* ''Le Bal'' (1931 film), a French film * ''The Ball'' (1958 film) (''Mingea''), a Romanian film * ''Le Bal'' (1983 film), an Algerian film * ''Balls'' (film) (Swedish: Farsan), a 2010 Swedish comedy film * ''The Ball'' (2011), an Australian documentary, runner up for the 2011

AACTA Award for Best Documentary Under One Hour The AACTA Award for Best Documentary Under One Hour, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary that is "a self-contained non-fiction film or T ...

* ''The Ball'' (play), a 1632 play by James Shirley

Games

* ''Ball'' (Game & Watch), a game for the Nintendo Game & Watch * ''The Ball'' (video game), a 2010 video game

Music

Groups

* Balls (rock band), a 1969–1971 British rock band *

B.A.L.L. B.A.L.L. (pronounced "ball") were an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1987. The band was formed by Don Fleming, Kramer, David Licht and Jay Spiegel. After releasing 4 LP's (all Produced & Engineered by Kramer for ...

, a 1987–1990 American rock band

Albums

* ''Ball'' (Iron Butterfly album), 1969 * ''Ball'' (Widespread Panic album), 2003 * ''Balls'' (Elizabeth Cook album), 2007 * ''Balls'' (Sparks album), 2000 * ''Balls'' (EP), by Guttermouth, 1991 * ''Balls'', by

Napoleon Murphy Brock Napoleon Murphy Brock (born June 7, 1945) is an American singer, saxophonist and flute player who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1970s, including the albums '' Apostrophe (')'', ''Roxy & Elsewhere'', ''One Size Fits All'', a ...

, 2003

Songs

* "Ball" (song), by T.I., 2012 * "Ball", by DJ Khaled from ''

Victory The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal Duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitu ...

'', 2010 * "Ball", by Susumu Hirasawa from '' Sword-Wind Chronicle BERSERK Original Soundtrack'', 1997 * "The Ball", from the musical ''

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' (or simply ''The Great Comet'') is a sung-through musical adaptation of a 70-page segment from Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel ''War and Peace'' written by composer/lyricist Dave Malloy and directed by Rache ...

'', 2012 * "Un bal", the second movement of ''

Symphonie fantastique ' (''Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections'') Op. 14, is a program symphony written by the French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is an important piece of the early Romantic period. The first performan ...

'' by Hector Berlioz, 1830

Television

Balls (TV channel) Balls was a Philippine pay television network based in Quezon City. It was notable for being the country's first local high-definition TV channel. It was owned and operated by ABS-CBN's subsidiary ABS-CBN Cable Channels. The network shows nota ...

, a defunct Filipino sports channel * "The Ball" (''Dynasty'' 1985), an episode * "The Ball" (''Dynasty'' 1986), an episode * "The Ball" (''Kanon''), an episode

Brands and enterprises

* Ball (St. Paul's Churchyard), an historical bookseller in London *

Ball Corporation Ball Corporation is an American company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. It is best known for its early production of glass Mason jar, jars, lids, and related products used for home canning. Since its founding in Buffalo, New York, in 1880, ...

, a U.S. packaging manufacturer and metal can maker * Ball Watch Company

Computing and technology

BALL A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used f ...

(Biochemical Algorithms Library), a versatile set of C++ classes for molecular modelling * Blog Assisted Language Learning, an application of computer-assisted language learning

Schools

Ball High School Ball High School is a public secondary school in Galveston, Texas, United States. Ball, which covers grades 9 through 12, is a part of Galveston Independent School District. Ball High School serves the cities of Galveston and Jamaica Beach and ...

, a public secondary school in Galveston, Texas, US *

Ball State University Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...

, Muncie, Indiana, US

Social gatherings

Ball (dance party) A ball is a formal dance party often characterised by a banquet followed by a social dance that includes ballroom dancing. Ball dancing emerged from formal dances during the Middle Ages and carried on through different iterations throughout su ...

* The Ball (event), a NYC Jewish singles event on Christmas Eve *

Times Square Ball The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ...

or the Ball

Sports

Ball (rhythmic gymnastics) The ball is an apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is made of either rubber or synthetic material (pliable plastic) provided it possesses the same elasticity as rubber. It is in diameter and must have a minimum weight of . The ball can be ...

Baseball (ball) A baseball is a ball used in the sport of the same name. The ball consists of a rubber or cork center wrapped in yarn and covered with white natural horsehide or cowhide, or a synthetic composite leather. A regulation baseball is 9 to 9¼ inche ...

, the physical object **

Ball (baseball statistics) In baseball, the strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing. The strike zone is defined as the volume of space above home plate and between the batter's kn ...

, a pitch outside the strike zone and not swung at by the batter *

Basketball (ball) A basketball is a spherical ball used in basketball games. Basketballs usually range in size from very small promotional items that are only a few inches (some centimeters) in diameter to extra large balls nearly in diameter used in training ex ...

Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. A cricket ball consists of a cork core wound with string then a leather cover stitched on, and manufacture is regulated by cricket law at first-class level. The trajectory of a crick ...

, the physical object **

Ball (cricket) A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling (cricket), bowling a cricket ball toward the batsman. Once the ball has been delivered, batsmen may attempt to score Run (cricket), runs, with the bowler and other Fielding (cricket), ...

or delivery, a single action of bowling *

Football (ball) A football is a ball inflated with air that is used to play one of the various sports known as football. In these games, with some exceptions, goals or points are scored only when the ball enters one of two designated goal-scoring areas; footba ...

Ball (association football) A football (also known as football ball, soccer ball, or association football ball specifically in the United Kingdom) is the ball used in the sport of association football. The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called ...

Gaelic ball A football or Gaelic ball () is the spherical leather football used in the sports of Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football and international rules football. The pattern of panels consists of six groups perpendicular to each other, each gro ...

** Gridiron ball **

Rugby ball A rugby ball is an elongated ellipsoidal ball used in both codes of rugby football. Its measurements and weight are specified by World Rugby and the Rugby League International Federation, the governing bodies for both codes, rugby union and rugby ...

Golf ball A golf ball is a special ball designed to be used in the game of golf. Under the rules of golf, a golf ball has a mass no more than , has a diameter not less than , and performs within specified velocity, distance, and symmetry limits. Like g ...

* Handball (ball) *

Pickleball Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles), or four players (doubles), hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net using solid-faced paddles. Opponents on either side of the net hit the ball back and ...

, the ball used in the game ** Ball!, a warning of an errant ball on the court *

Softball (ball) Softball is a game Variations of baseball, similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the #Professional leagues, professional level. The game was fir ...

Tennis ball A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls are fluorescent yellow in organised competitions, but in recreational play can be virtually any color. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous felt which modifies their aerodyna ...

* Whiffle ball or wiffle ball

Other uses

Ball (bearing) Bearing balls are special highly spherical and smooth balls, most commonly used in ball bearings, but also used as components in things like freewheel mechanisms. The balls come in many different ''grades''. These grades are defined by bodies ...

, special highly spherical and smooth balls, most commonly used in ball bearings *

Ball (mathematics) In mathematics, a ball is the solid figure bounded by a ''sphere''; it is also called a solid sphere. It may be a closed ball (including the boundary points that constitute the sphere) or an open ball (excluding them). These concepts are defin ...

, the solid interior of a sphere * Ball of wax example, also known as the wax argument, a thought experiment by René Descartes in his ''Meditations on First Philosophy'' * ''

Boule de Genève A Boule de Genève (Geneva ball) is a type of pendant watch in the shape of a small ball or sphere originating from Geneva, (Switzerland). The dial is usually at the bottom of the sphere facing the floor, at the opposite side of the jump ring on ...

'' (Geneva ball), a type of pendant watch in the shape of a small ball *

Round shot A round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun. Its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the barrel from which it is shot. A round shot fired from a la ...

or cannonball or ball, a round projectile fired from guns and cannons