Kugel — meaning in English

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.
• global adj Affecting or involving the whole world.
• orb noun A sphere or spherical object, especially something described poetically — a planet, star, or globe.
• peen noun The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
• roundel noun Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
• scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
• sphere noun A perfectly round, three-dimensional shape, like a ball.

Senses

Kugel is used for these senses in English:

• ball A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
• ball (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
• ball (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
• ball (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
• global Spherical, ball-shaped.
• global (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
• kugel A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked pudding of pasta, potatoes, or rice, with vegetables, or raisins and spices.
• orb A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

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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