basketball
18 points
English
10 letters
Common
Commonness #3,967
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Definitions
noun
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/bˈæskʌtbˌɔːl/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural basketballs
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
footballrecalloverallwormholenightfallwaterfallvolleyballcholesteroleyeballsoftballawolmeatballfireballdownfallsnowballpinball
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