bille — meaning in English

English meaning

• ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
• marble noun A hard, crystalline rock, often streaked with color, prized for sculpture and building.
• pinball noun An arcade game played on a sloped table, where a player launches and controls a metal ball to hit targets and score points.

Senses

bille is used for these senses in English:

• ball (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
• marble (countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]
• pinball The ball used in pinball.

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.

marble — full definition

1. noun A hard, crystalline rock, often streaked with color, prized for sculpture and building.
2. noun A small, usually glass, ball used in children's games.
3. noun The streaks of fat running through a cut of meat.
4. verb To give something a streaked, swirled pattern like that of marble.
5. adjective Made of, or resembling, marble; by extension, cold and unfeeling.

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