netball
English
/ˈnɛtbɔːl/, /ˈnɛtˌbɔl/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.
- (countable) The ball used in this sport.
Etymology
Compound from English net (network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant) + 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
- Ethernet English
- Freenet English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- WordNet 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
- bednet English
- benet English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bodynet English
- bollock English
- botnet 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
- cast net English
- catchball English
- cheapernet English
- cheeseball English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- darknet English
- deball English
- denet English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dragnet English
- drawnet English
- dropnet English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- extranet English
- eyeball English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fishnet English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- flynet English
- football English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- furball English
- fuzzball English
- geonet English
- ghostball English
- gillnet English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- hairnet English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- honeynet English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- hypernet English
- iceball English
- inkball English
- innernet English
- intranet English
- junkball English
- keepnet English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- matball English
- matternet English
- meatball English
- mesonet English
- metaball English
- moonball English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- multinet English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nanonet English
- nerf ball English
- net English
- net-like English
- netaholic English
- netback English
- netbag English
- netballer English
- netballing English
- netbank English
- netblock English
- netboot English
- netburp English
- netcam English
- netcast English
- netcentric English
- netcode English
- netcop English
- netdead English
- netfic English
- netful English
- netgame English
- netgamer English
- netgoth English
- nethead English
- netkeeper English
- netlabel English
- netlag English
- netless English
- netlike English
- netlinguistics English
- netlist English
- netload English
- netlore English
- netmail English
- netmaker English
- netmaking English
- netmask English
- netminder English
- netminding English
- netnews English
- netphone English
- netplay English
- netsex English
- netslang English
- netspace English
- netspeak English
- netsplit English
- netster English
- netsurf English
- netsurfer English
- netsurfing English
- nettable English
- netter English
- netting English
- netty English
- netwar English
- netwide English
- netwise English
- network English
- netzine English
- newsnet English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- overnet English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- piconet 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
- sneakernet English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- stage ball English
- stakenet English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- subnet English
- superball English
- supernet English
- supranet English
- swingball English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- tetherball English
- thicknet English
- thinnet English
- throwball English
- towball English
- townball English
- townet English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- trawlnet English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- undernet English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- wordnet English
- netti Finnish
- нетбол Russian
- bola gato Portuguese
- net Portuguese
- ネット Japanese
- ネットサーフィン Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- nett 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
- net
- ball
- benet
- netty
- denet
- botnet
- unball
- netsex
- townet
- baller
- geonet
- netter
- netcop
- flynet
- Q-ball
- netful
- subnet
- netcam
- netlag
- bednet
- netfic
- netbag
- deball
- netwar
- eyeball
- matball
- boxball
- nonball
- Freenet
- netlike
- gumball
- netgoth
- hipball
- ballsac
- inkball
- ballgag
- thinnet
- furball
- netcast
- netsurf
- netgame
- network
- netback
- netdead
- drawnet
- netboot
- uniball
- bollock
- netburp
- netless
- overnet
- wordnet
- earball
- netmail
- dragnet
- mudball
- WordNet
- iceball
- cumball
- bodynet
- tarball
- mesonet
- netlist
- patball
- netzine
- netwise
- myoball
- netmask
- netnews
- preball
- wogball
- towball
- hairnet
- fishnet
- nanonet
- netload
- pinball
- flyball
- oddball
- keepnet
- eggball
- netting
- darknet
- ballbag
- piconet
- gillnet
- netster
- netwide
- airball
- netplay
- netlore
- netbank
- nethead
- nutball
- dropnet
- netcode
- newsnet
- ballcap
- mushball
- netmaker
- pukeball
- sootball
- fuzzball
- highball
- junkball
- fourball
- scumball
- kickball
- dirtball
- supranet
- onballer
- stakenet
- netlabel
- dungball
- ballyard
- fuckball
- sourball
- turdball
- townball
- playball
- moorball
- ballroom
- supernet
- wallball
- hardball
- metaball
- freeball
- bow ball
- meatball
- fishball
- dustball
- netblock
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- nettable
- ballgown
- ballsack
- undernet
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- ballcock
- softball
- crudball
- innernet
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- slowball
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- muskball
- sandball
- slamball
- pushball
- net-like
- Ethernet
- thicknet
- fistball
- multinet
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- netspeak
- hypernet
- lardball
- extranet
- trapball
- netphone
- wireball
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- netspace
- woodball
- roofball
- intranet
- fireball
- trawlnet
- beanball
- korfball
- cornball
- ballclub
- snotball
- balllike
- netslang
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- netgamer
- cast net
- moonball
- honeynet
- netsplit
- backball
- screwball
- wash-ball
- blackball
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- tape ball
- netballer
- broomball
- smokeball
- Moneyball
- netkeeper
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- dodgeball
- scuffball
- netaholic
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- slimeball
- swingball
- netminder
- balljoint
- netsurfer
- bandyball
- trackball
- netmaking
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- stickball
- matternet
- ballfield
- 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
- netcentric
- netminding
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- cheapernet
- murderball
- tunnelball
- cannonball
- racketball
- netsurfing
- lawyerball
- basketball
- netballing
- bucketball
- carpetball
- ballsucker
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- sportsball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- butterball
- disco ball
- sleazeball
- sneakernet
- niggerball
- cheeseball
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- skittleball
- ball player
- racquetball
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- bladderball
- trackerball
- washing ball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- netlinguistics
- rubber ball blast grenade