| BASKETBALL | • basketball n. (Sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. • basketball n. (Countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. • basketball v. To play basketball. |
| DIRTBALL | • dirtball n. (Slang, derogatory) A dirty or sleazy person. • DIRTBALL n. a dirty or contemptible person. |
| DUSTBALL | • dustball n. A ball of dust. • dustball n. (Archaic) A ball of grain-dust formed in the intestine of a diseased horse. • DUSTBALL n. a ball of dust. |
| EIGHTBALL | • eightball n. Alternative form of eight-ball. • eight-ball n. (Uncountable) A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object… • eight-ball n. (Countable) The billiard ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight. |
| FASTBALL | • fastball n. (Baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball. • fastball n. (Baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction… • FASTBALL n. a type of pitch in baseball. |
| FOOTBALL | • football n. (General) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team. • football n. (UK, uncountable) Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into… • football n. (US, uncountable) American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide… |
| MEATBALL | • meatball n. A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked. • meatball n. (Slang) A stupid person. • meatball n. (Baseball) An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate. |
| NETBALL | • netball n. (Uncountable) A (usually women’s) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side… • netball n. (Countable) The ball used in this sport. • net-ball n. Dated form of netball. |
| PAINTBALL | • paintball n. (Uncountable) A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye. • paintball n. (Countable) The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball. • paintball v. To engage in the sport of paintball. |
| PATBALL | • patball n. (Uncountable) A particular children’s ball game played against a wall with a tennis ball. • patball n. (Figurative) A back-and-forth. • patball n. (Countable) The ball used in the game of patball. |
| RACKETBALL | • racketball n. Alternative spelling of racquetball. |
| RACQUETBALL | • racquetball n. (Uncountable) A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball. • racquetball n. (Countable) A ball used for this sport. • RACQUETBALL n. a game similar to handball that is played on a 4-walled court with a short-handled racket and a larger ball. |
| ROOTBALL | • rootball n. The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container. • ROOTBALL n. the mass of a plant's roots and surrounding soil. |
| SOFTBALL | • softball n. A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. • softball n. The ball used to play the sport. • softball n. (By analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer. |
| SPITBALL | • spitball n. (Baseball) A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels. • spitball n. A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw. • spitball v. (Baseball) To moisten the ball with saliva before pitching it. |