boule vs passing

boule

noun
  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

passing

noun
  • A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings. 

  • The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. 

  • The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own. 

  • The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. 

  • Death, dying; the end of something. 

  • The act of approving a bill etc. 

adj
  • Vague, cursory. 

  • Going past. 

  • That passes away; ephemeral. 

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