Synonyms of the word ballpark


BALLPARKAMBIT - ARENA - BOWL - COMPASS - ORBIT - PARK - RANGE - REACH - SCOPE - STADIUM

ballpark

  • n. (US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
  • n. (US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
  • adj. Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
  • v. To make a rough estimate of.

ambit

  • n. The sphere or area of control and influence of something.
  • n. A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
  • n. A span of actions, thoughts, or words.

arena

  • n. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular…
  • n. The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with…
  • n. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
  • n. A realm in which important events unfold.

bowl

  • n. A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or…
  • n. As much as is held by a bowl.
  • n. A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
  • n. A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
  • n. The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
  • n. A part of a pipe or bong packed with marijuana for smoking.
  • n. (sports, theater) An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
  • n. (American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl).
  • n. (typography) A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.
  • n. The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
  • n. The action of bowling a ball.
  • n. (in the plural, but used with a singular verb) The game of bowls.
  • v. (transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
  • v. (intransitive) To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
  • v. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
  • v. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

compass

  • n. A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
  • n. A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle).
  • n. (music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
  • n. (obsolete) A space within limits; area.
  • n. (obsolete) An enclosing limit; boundary; circumference.
  • n. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
  • n. Scope.
  • n. (obsolete) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
  • v. To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
  • v. To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
  • v. (dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
  • v. (dated) To plot; to scheme (against someone).
  • adv. (obsolete) In a circuit; round about.

orbit

  • n. A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object.
  • n. A sphere of influence; an area of control.
  • n. The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
  • n. (anatomy) The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
  • n. (physics) A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area…
  • n. (mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
  • n. (geometry, group theory) The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members…
  • v. To circle or revolve around another object.
  • v. To move around the general vicinity of something.
  • v. To place an object into an orbit around a planet.

park

  • n. An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
  • n. (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
  • n. An area used for specific purposes.
  • n. (Britain) An inventory of matériel.
  • n. (Australia, New Zealand) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
  • v. (transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To defer (a matter) until a later date.
  • v. (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
  • v. (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
  • v. (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.
  • v. (intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.
  • v. (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting…
  • v. (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively…
  • v. (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking).
  • v. (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
  • v. (intransitive, dated) To promenade or drive in a park.
  • v. (intransitive, dated, of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive.

range

  • n. A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
  • n. A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.
  • n. Selection, array.
  • n. An area for practicing shooting at targets.
  • n. An area for military training or equipment testing.
  • n. The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
  • n. Maximum distance of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, fuel supply, etc.).
  • n. An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
  • n. Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
  • n. (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
  • n. (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference…
  • n. (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
  • n. (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
  • n. (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
  • n. (programming) A sequential list of iterators that are specified by a beginning and ending iterator.
  • n. An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
  • n. (obsolete) The step of a ladder; a rung.
  • n. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A bolting sieve to sift meal.
  • n. A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
  • n. (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian…
  • n. The scope of something, the extent which something covers or includes.
  • n. The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
  • v. (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
  • v. (transitive) To rove over or through.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to,…
  • v. (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition)…
  • v. (intransitive, mathematics, computing, followed by over) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the…
  • v. (transitive) To classify.
  • v. (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
  • v. (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
  • v. (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose…
  • v. (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively…
  • v. (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
  • v. To separate into parts; to sift.
  • v. To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
  • v. (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.

reach

  • v. (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
  • v. (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand;…
  • v. (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
  • v. (transitive) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something…
  • v. (intransitive) To strike or touch with a missile.
  • v. (transitive) Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
  • v. (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
  • v. (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
  • v. (transitive) To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.
  • v. (obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.
  • v. (obsolete) To overreach; to deceive.
  • v. To strain after something; to make efforts.
  • v. (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from…
  • v. (nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
  • v. To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.
  • n. The act of stretching or extending; extension.
  • n. The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
  • n. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management;…
  • n. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
  • n. (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
  • n. (boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
  • n. An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one…
  • n. (nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
  • n. (obsolete) An article to obtain an advantage.
  • n. The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
  • n. An effort to vomit; a retching.

scope

  • n. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
  • n. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
  • n. (computing) The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
  • n. (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
  • n. (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
  • n. (slang) Shortened form of periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.
  • v. To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out.
  • v. (slang) To perform arthroscopic surgery.
  • v. (slang) To examine under a microscope.

stadium

  • n. A venue where sporting events are held.
  • n. An ancient Greek race course, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
  • n. (now historical) A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted…
  • n. A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle…
  • n. In surveying, a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument…
  • n. (biology) A life stage of an organism.

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