half-ball
English
adj
Definitions
- (sports) Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle.
Etymology
Prefix from 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
- 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
- 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
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- bola gato Portuguese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- 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
- ball
- Q-ball
- unball
- baller
- deball
- eyeball
- matball
- myoball
- boxball
- preball
- nonball
- gumball
- wogball
- hipball
- towball
- ballsac
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- furball
- pinball
- flyball
- oddball
- uniball
- bollock
- eggball
- ballbag
- earball
- mudball
- airball
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- nutball
- patball
- ballcap
- crudball
- blowball
- mushball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- pukeball
- slowball
- sootball
- caneball
- fuzzball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- highball
- junkball
- muskball
- sandball
- fourball
- scumball
- kickball
- dirtball
- slamball
- pushball
- fistball
- onballer
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- lardball
- dungball
- ballyard
- fuckball
- trapball
- sourball
- wireball
- turdball
- hairball
- ballless
- townball
- playball
- mothball
- moorball
- ballroom
- woodball
- wallball
- roofball
- fireball
- hardball
- beanball
- metaball
- freeball
- korfball
- bow ball
- meatball
- cornball
- fishball
- ballclub
- snotball
- dustball
- balllike
- flagball
- motoball
- puffball
- gyroball
- baseball
- nanoball
- ballgown
- heelball
- ballsack
- ballhead
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- moonball
- ballcock
- backball
- softball
- screwball
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- wash-ball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- woodsball
- blackball
- stickball
- paintball
- ballfield
- brainball
- smut-ball
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- tape ball
- catchball
- stoopball
- broomball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- smokeball
- multiball
- superball
- Moneyball
- ballstock
- throwball
- roundball
- slushball
- bunnyball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- dodgeball
- floorball
- ghostball
- scuffball
- ballcourt
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- nerf ball
- slimeball
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- swingball
- punchball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- kittenball
- bucketball
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- carpetball
- pickleball
- ballsucker
- physioball
- rollerball
- scruffball
- volleyball
- flash-ball
- stage ball
- sportsball
- eight-ball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- murderball
- tunnelball
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- cannonball
- racketball
- butterball
- disco ball
- sleazeball
- niggerball
- lawyerball
- cheeseball
- basketball
- glitterball
- flutterball
- ball-buster
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- skittleball
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- ball player
- bladderball
- racquetball
- trackerball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- washing ball
- rubber ball blast grenade