basketball
English
/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/, /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/
noun
Definitions
- (sports) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
- (countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
Etymology
Affix from English basket + 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
- Calvinball English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- airball English
- antibasketball 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
- basket English
- basketane English
- basketballer English
- basketballese English
- basketballing English
- basketeer English
- basketflower English
- basketful English
- basketgrass English
- basketless English
- basketlike English
- basketmaker English
- basketmaking English
- basketry English
- basketweave English
- basketweaver English
- basketweaving English
- basketwoman English
- basketwood English
- basketwork English
- basketworm English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- breadbasket English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- clothesbasket English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- e-basket 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
- handbasket 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
- litterbasket English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball 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
- nonball English
- nonbasketball 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
- 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
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wastebasket English
- wheelchair English
- wheelchair basketball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- workbasket English
- Basketball German
- Basketballspieler German
- bal Dutch, Flemish
- basket Dutch, Flemish
- basketbal Dutch, Flemish
- basketballen Dutch, Flemish
- basket-ball French
- баскетбо́л Russian
- баскетбол Russian
- баскетболист Russian
- баскетбольный Russian
- basquetbol Spanish, Castilian
- basquetbolista Spanish, Castilian
- basquetbolístico Spanish, Castilian
- básquet Spanish, Castilian
- básquetbol Spanish, Castilian
- basketball Norwegian Bokmål
- basquetebol Portuguese
- basquetebolista Portuguese
- bola gato Portuguese
- バスケットボール Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- basketball Norwegian Nynorsk
- bal Middle English
- basket Middle English
- basketball Danish
- basketballkurv Danish
- basketballspiller Danish
- basketbal Czech
- basquetbol Catalan, Valencian
- բասկետբոլ Armenian
- بسکتبال Persian
- บอล Thai
- บาสเกตบอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- basket Cebuano
- basketan Cebuano
- basketbol Cebuano
- basketbolan Cebuano
- basketbolista Cebuano
- basket Indonesian
- basged Welsh
- basket Turkish
- basketbol Turkish
- basketbolcu Turkish
- basgaid Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- basketbol Tagalog
- basketbolista Tagalog
- Basketball Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ဘော Burmese
- баскетбол Kazakh
- באַסקעטבאָל Yiddish
- 波霸 Chinese
- баскет Macedonian
- ibhola Zulu
- ubhasikidi Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- basket Tok Pisin
- bascat xno
- ibhola Swati
- libhasikidi Swati
- basketbol Crimean Tatar
- bal Hausa
- basketra Malagasy
- ibhasikithi North Ndebele
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- ball
- unball
- baller
- Q-ball
- basket
- deball
- eyeball
- matball
- boxball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- ballsac
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- furball
- uniball
- bollock
- earball
- mudball
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- patball
- myoball
- preball
- wogball
- towball
- pinball
- flyball
- oddball
- eggball
- ballbag
- airball
- nutball
- ballcap
- mushball
- pukeball
- sootball
- fuzzball
- highball
- junkball
- fourball
- scumball
- dirtball
- kickball
- onballer
- dungball
- ballyard
- fuckball
- sourball
- turdball
- townball
- playball
- moorball
- ballroom
- basketry
- wallball
- hardball
- metaball
- freeball
- bow ball
- meatball
- fishball
- dustball
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- ballgown
- ballsack
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- ballcock
- softball
- crudball
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- slowball
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- muskball
- sandball
- slamball
- e-basket
- pushball
- fistball
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- lardball
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- woodball
- roofball
- fireball
- beanball
- korfball
- cornball
- ballclub
- snotball
- balllike
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- moonball
- backball
- basketful
- screwball
- basketane
- wash-ball
- blackball
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- tape ball
- broomball
- smokeball
- Moneyball
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- dodgeball
- scuffball
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- slimeball
- swingball
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- stickball
- ballfield
- basketeer
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- catchball
- stoopball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- multiball
- superball
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- ballcourt
- nerf ball
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- pickleball
- basketwork
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- basketlike
- murderball
- tunnelball
- cannonball
- racketball
- lawyerball
- bucketball
- handbasket
- basketless
- basketworm
- carpetball
- ballsucker
- wheelchair
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- sportsball
- basketwood
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- workbasket
- butterball
- disco ball
- sleazeball
- niggerball
- cheeseball
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- wastebasket
- basketgrass
- breadbasket
- skittleball
- ball player
- racquetball
- basketwoman
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- basketweave
- ballplaying
- basketmaker
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- bladderball
- trackerball
- basketflower
- litterbasket
- washing ball
- ball-breaker
- basketmaking
- basketballer
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- basketweaver
- clothesbasket
- basketballing
- basketweaving
- basketballese
- nonbasketball
- antibasketball
- wheelchair basketball
- rubber ball blast grenade