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bal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bale noun A large, tightly bound bundle of material such as hay, straw, cotton, or paper, prepared for storage or transport.
  • ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  • bonfire noun A large outdoor fire, often lit for celebration or to burn unwanted material.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • prom noun A formal dance held by a high school or college, typically near the end of the school year.
  • punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.
  • pyre noun A pile of wood built for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

Senses

bal is used for these senses in English:

  • ball A formal dance.
  • bole The trunk or stem of a tree.
  • bonfire A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
  • fire (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
  • prom (US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.
  • punch A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
  • pyre A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
  • pyre Any heap or pile of combustibles.

bale — full definition

  1. noun A large, tightly bound bundle of material such as hay, straw, cotton, or paper, prepared for storage or transport.
  2. verb To bundle something tightly into a bale.

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.

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