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kugle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  • bullet noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
  • orb noun A sphere or spherical object, especially something described poetically — a planet, star, or globe.
  • shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
  • sphere noun A perfectly round, three-dimensional shape, like a ball.

Senses

kugle is used for these senses in English:

  • orb A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
  • shot (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
  • sphere An object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball. [from 14th c.]
  • sphere (figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]
  • sphere (logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.

ball — full definition

  1. noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  2. noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
  3. verb To form or roll something into a round shape.

bullet — full definition

  1. noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
  2. noun A small dot or symbol used to mark items in a list.
  3. verb To fire someone from a job abruptly (informal).

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