ball-shaped balls·ha·ped uncommon adjective 1. having the shape of a sphere or ball “a spherical object” “nearly orbicular in shape” “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests” Zane Grey Synonymsglobalgloboseglobularorbicularsphericspherical Similarround WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.