ballrace
English
noun
Definitions
- A friction-reducing device consisting of a ring containing freely-revolving ball bearings
Etymology
Compound from English ball (testicle, round object) + English race (fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc).
Origin
English
race
Gloss
fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Calvinball English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- airball English
- backball English
- ball English
- ball player English
- ball-breaker English
- ball-buster English
- ball-goer English
- ball-like English
- ballache English
- ballbag English
- ballbusting English
- ballcap English
- ballclub English
- ballcock English
- ballcourt English
- baller English
- ballfield English
- ballgag English
- ballgoer English
- ballgown English
- ballhair English
- ballhandler English
- ballhandling English
- ballhawk English
- ballhead English
- balljoint English
- balljuice English
- ballkicker English
- ballless English
- balllike English
- ballmaker English
- ballpark English
- ballplaying English
- ballpoint English
- ballproof English
- ballroom English
- ballsac English
- ballsack English
- ballstock English
- ballsucker English
- ballyard English
- bandyball English
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- enrace English
- ethnorace English
- eyeball English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- fleet race English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- footrace English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- furball English
- fuzzball English
- gainrace English
- ghostball English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- headrace English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- inkball English
- interrace English
- junkball English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- landrace English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- matball English
- match race English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- midrace English
- minirace English
- moonball English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- multirace English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nonrace English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- outrace English
- overrace English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pinball English
- pithball English
- playball English
- postrace English
- preball English
- prerace English
- proto-race English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- race English
- race-bending English
- race-blind English
- race-fellow English
- race-goer English
- raceable English
- raceabout English
- racebend English
- racebending English
- racebike English
- racebook English
- racecar English
- racecard English
- racecourse English
- racecraft English
- racegoer English
- racegoing English
- racehorse English
- raceless English
- racelike English
- racemaking English
- racepath English
- raceplay English
- racer English
- racerunner English
- racest English
- raceth English
- racetrack English
- racewalk English
- racewalker English
- racewalking English
- raceway English
- racewear English
- racial English
- raciation English
- raciology English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- racy English
- rat race English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- sandball English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- shitball English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- slamball English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smut-ball English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- stage ball English
- stage race English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- subrace English
- superball English
- superrace English
- swingball English
- tailrace English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- tetherball English
- throwball English
- torace English
- towball English
- townball English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- transrace English
- trapball English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- ultrarace English
- unball English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- ur-race English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- race Dutch, Flemish
- bola gato Portuguese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- race Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- ras Welsh
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- resi Swahili
- ibhola Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- ball
- race
- racy
- racer
- unball
- baller
- torace
- racest
- deball
- racial
- raceth
- Q-ball
- enrace
- matball
- boxball
- inkball
- netball
- bollock
- earball
- outrace
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- patball
- myoball
- midrace
- wogball
- towball
- pinball
- flyball
- ur-race
- oddball
- subrace
- airball
- nutball
- ballcap
- eyeball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- ballsac
- ballgag
- furball
- uniball
- mudball
- raceway
- preball
- nonrace
- eggball
- ballbag
- prerace
- racecar
- pukeball
- fuzzball
- racecard
- fourball
- kickball
- racewalk
- onballer
- fuckball
- turdball
- ballroom
- hardball
- freeball
- fishball
- raceplay
- dustball
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- glueball
- hornball
- rootball
- handball
- racebike
- softball
- blowball
- slowball
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- slamball
- pushball
- racelike
- corkball
- football
- postrace
- goalball
- pithball
- ballless
- footrace
- raceable
- woodball
- beanball
- gainrace
- ballclub
- headrace
- snotball
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- rat race
- backball
- mushball
- sootball
- racewear
- minirace
- highball
- junkball
- scumball
- raceless
- dirtball
- overrace
- dungball
- ballyard
- sourball
- townball
- playball
- moorball
- wallball
- metaball
- bow ball
- meatball
- tailrace
- racebook
- ballgown
- ballsack
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- shitball
- ballcock
- crudball
- spitball
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- racepath
- muskball
- sandball
- fistball
- lardball
- landrace
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- mothball
- roofball
- racegoer
- fireball
- korfball
- cornball
- balllike
- racebend
- moonball
- screwball
- paintball
- race-goer
- smut-ball
- tape ball
- Moneyball
- throwball
- raciology
- bunnyball
- scuffball
- raceabout
- smallball
- ball-goer
- slimeball
- multirace
- balljoint
- bandyball
- stickball
- ballfield
- catchball
- stoopball
- horseball
- racehorse
- superball
- ballcourt
- ethnorace
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- wash-ball
- blackball
- transrace
- brainball
- broomball
- smokeball
- roundball
- dodgeball
- hyperball
- swingball
- superrace
- trackball
- raciation
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- racetrack
- half-ball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- ultrarace
- multiball
- ballstock
- racegoing
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- racecraft
- nerf ball
- interrace
- fluffball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- racewalker
- proto-race
- murderball
- cannonball
- racketball
- racemaking
- lawyerball
- basketball
- racerunner
- match race
- carpetball
- ballsucker
- sportsball
- tetherball
- Calvinball
- sleazeball
- cheeseball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- pickleball
- racecourse
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- tunnelball
- bucketball
- race-blind
- rollerball
- scruffball
- fleet race
- flash-ball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- streetball
- stage race
- butterball
- disco ball
- niggerball
- glitterball
- skittleball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- bladderball
- trackerball
- racebending
- ball-buster
- racewalking
- ball player
- racquetball
- flutterball
- race-fellow
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- washing ball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- race-bending
- rubber ball blast grenade