basketball, basketball game, hoops
(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
basketball
(noun) an inflated ball used in playing basketball
Source: WordNet® 3.1
basketball (countable and uncountable, plural basketballs)
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
Synonym: hoops (US slang)
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
Source: Wiktionary
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
