airball
English
noun
Definitions
- (basketball) A shot that misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.
Etymology
Compound from English air + English ball (testicle, round object).
Origin
English
ball
Gloss
testicle, round object
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Airbus English
- Airspeak English
- Calvinball English
- Finnair English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- air English
- air base English
- air hose English
- air-drumming English
- air-head English
- air-proof English
- airable English
- airbag English
- airband English
- airblast English
- airboat English
- airborne English
- airbox English
- airbrake English
- airbreather English
- airbreathing English
- airbridge English
- airbrush English
- airburst English
- airbus English
- aircar English
- aircheck English
- aircover English
- aircraft English
- aircrane English
- aircrash English
- aircrew English
- airdash English
- airdate English
- airdock English
- airdome English
- airdrawn English
- airer English
- airfall English
- airfare English
- airfarer English
- airfaring English
- airfield English
- airflare English
- airfleet English
- airflow English
- airfoil English
- airframe English
- airfreight English
- airgap English
- airglow English
- airgram English
- airgraph English
- airhead English
- airheaded English
- airhole English
- airhorn English
- airhouse English
- airish English
- airland English
- airleg English
- airless English
- airletter English
- airlift English
- airlike English
- airline English
- airliner English
- airling English
- airlink English
- airlock English
- airmail English
- airman English
- airmass English
- airminded English
- airmiss English
- airmobile English
- airometer English
- airpark English
- airpath English
- airphone English
- airpipe English
- airplane English
- airplay English
- airpocalypse English
- airponics English
- airport English
- airportable English
- airpower English
- airproof English
- airpuff English
- airscape English
- airscoop English
- airscrew English
- airshaft English
- airshift English
- airship English
- airshoot English
- airsick English
- airside English
- airsoft English
- airsome English
- airspace English
- airspeed English
- airstaff English
- airstair English
- airstone English
- airstream English
- airstrike English
- airstrip English
- airtight English
- airtime English
- airview English
- airwalk English
- airwall English
- airwar English
- airward English
- airwards English
- airwave English
- airway English
- airwaybill English
- airwise English
- airwoman English
- airworthy English
- airwound English
- airy English
- antiair English
- backball English
- ball English
- ball player English
- ball-breaker English
- ball-buster English
- ball-goer English
- ball-like English
- ballache English
- ballbag English
- ballbusting English
- ballcap English
- ballclub English
- ballcock English
- ballcourt English
- baller English
- ballfield English
- ballgag English
- ballgoer English
- ballgown English
- ballhair English
- ballhandler English
- ballhandling English
- ballhawk English
- ballhead English
- balljoint English
- balljuice English
- ballkicker English
- ballless English
- balllike English
- ballmaker English
- ballpark English
- ballplaying English
- ballpoint English
- ballproof English
- ballrace English
- ballroom English
- ballsac English
- ballsack English
- ballstock English
- ballsucker English
- ballyard English
- bandyball English
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- big air English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- counterair English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deair English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- eyeball English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- furball English
- fuzzball English
- ghostball English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- inkball English
- junkball English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- method air English
- mid-air English
- midair English
- moonball English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonair English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pinball English
- pithball English
- playball English
- preball English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- reair English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- sandball English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- shitball English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- slamball English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smut-ball English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- stage ball English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- superball English
- swingball English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- tetherball English
- throwball English
- towball English
- townball English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- vitriolic acid air English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- bola gato Portuguese
- エア Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- air, eir Middle English
- bal Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- airer Norman
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- ibhola Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- air
- ball
- airy
- deair
- airer
- reair
- unball
- airbox
- baller
- nonair
- airwar
- midair
- airman
- airbus
- aircar
- airleg
- deball
- airgap
- airway
- Airbus
- airbag
- Q-ball
- airish
- matball
- boxball
- airplay
- airward
- airmiss
- airgram
- inkball
- airfall
- netball
- mid-air
- airdome
- airmail
- airtime
- bollock
- antiair
- earball
- airlike
- airling
- airpipe
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- airhead
- patball
- airdock
- airfoil
- myoball
- airwalk
- airband
- wogball
- towball
- airship
- airdate
- airpuff
- pinball
- flyball
- airlock
- oddball
- Finnair
- airmass
- airhole
- airwall
- nutball
- airflow
- ballcap
- big air
- eyeball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- ballsac
- ballgag
- furball
- airless
- airlift
- airsome
- airdash
- uniball
- airwave
- airpath
- mudball
- airable
- airport
- airside
- airline
- airview
- preball
- airwise
- airland
- airsick
- airboat
- airfare
- airlink
- eggball
- airglow
- ballbag
- airpark
- aircrew
- airhorn
- airsoft
- airscrew
- pukeball
- airpower
- fuzzball
- airframe
- aircover
- airstaff
- fourball
- kickball
- airscoop
- onballer
- airstrip
- fuckball
- airfield
- turdball
- air hose
- airflare
- airgraph
- ballroom
- hardball
- freeball
- fishball
- dustball
- airliner
- flagball
- motoball
- airtight
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- glueball
- hornball
- rootball
- handball
- softball
- blowball
- ballrace
- airscape
- airplane
- slowball
- caneball
- Airspeak
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- slamball
- pushball
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- airwards
- air base
- airfleet
- ballless
- woodball
- beanball
- ballclub
- snotball
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- airburst
- backball
- mushball
- sootball
- highball
- junkball
- airstair
- aircheck
- scumball
- dirtball
- airbrush
- airshaft
- airphone
- airborne
- airstone
- dungball
- ballyard
- airshoot
- sourball
- air-head
- townball
- playball
- airdrawn
- moorball
- airfarer
- aircrash
- wallball
- airspeed
- airwoman
- metaball
- bow ball
- meatball
- ballgown
- ballsack
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- shitball
- aircrane
- ballcock
- crudball
- spitball
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- airwound
- airproof
- airblast
- airbrake
- muskball
- sandball
- fistball
- lardball
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- mothball
- roofball
- fireball
- korfball
- cornball
- balllike
- airspace
- aircraft
- airshift
- moonball
- airhouse
- screwball
- paintball
- smut-ball
- airfaring
- tape ball
- airheaded
- Moneyball
- throwball
- bunnyball
- scuffball
- smallball
- ball-goer
- slimeball
- airletter
- air-proof
- airworthy
- balljoint
- bandyball
- stickball
- ballfield
- catchball
- stoopball
- horseball
- superball
- airometer
- ballcourt
- airstrike
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- wash-ball
- airstream
- blackball
- brainball
- broomball
- smokeball
- airminded
- roundball
- dodgeball
- hyperball
- swingball
- trackball
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- airbridge
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- multiball
- airmobile
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- nerf ball
- airponics
- fluffball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- murderball
- cannonball
- racketball
- lawyerball
- basketball
- carpetball
- ballsucker
- sportsball
- tetherball
- Calvinball
- counterair
- sleazeball
- cheeseball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- pickleball
- airwaybill
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- tunnelball
- airfreight
- method air
- bucketball
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- streetball
- butterball
- disco ball
- niggerball
- glitterball
- skittleball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- airportable
- airbreather
- ballplaying
- bladderball
- trackerball
- ball-buster
- ball player
- racquetball
- flutterball
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- washing ball
- airbreathing
- airpocalypse
- air-drumming
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- vitriolic acid air
- rubber ball blast grenade