boule

Definitions of boule
  1. noun
    an object with a spherical shape
    synonyms: globe
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    types:
    gouttelette
    a small globe or ball
    boulette, pelote
    a small sphere
    bulle
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
    type of:
    sphère
    a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
  2. noun
    any spherically shaped artifact
    synonyms: sphère
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    types:
    globe
    a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented
    type of:
    artefact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  3. noun
    a spherical object used as a plaything
    synonyms: pelote, éminence
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    type of:
    jouet
    an artifact designed to be played with
  4. noun
    round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
    synonyms: balle, ballon, pelote, éminence
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    balle de golf
    a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance
    bille
    a small ball of glass that is used in various games
    balle de ping-pong
    light hollow ball used in playing table tennis
    ballon de rugby
    inflated oval ball used in playing rugby
    balle de tennis
    ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis
    type of:
    équipement sportif
    equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
  5. noun
    ball used in playing billiards
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    type of:
    balle, ballon, pelote, éminence
    round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
  6. noun
    a pitch that is not in the strike zone
    synonyms: balle
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    type of:
    envoi, jet
    (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
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