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Netball

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Netball"

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Word	Definition
pitchingnoun	The act of throwing or casting.
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
net ballnoun	Dated form of netball. [(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.]
net-ballnoun	Dated form of netball. [(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.]
netballernoun	(netball) A netball player.
handballnoun	(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
volleyballnoun	(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
throwballnoun	An Asian ball sport played over a net by two teams of seven players on a rectangular court.
basketballnoun	(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
hand ballnoun	Alternative spelling of handball. [(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.]
volley-ballnoun	Alternative spelling of volleyball. [(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.]
loofballnoun	(uncountable) A ball sport played over a net by two teams of five players on a rectangular court.
quadballnoun	(sports, uncountable, neologism) A co-ed contact ball sport created as a ground-based adaptation of Quidditch, featuring the same positions, balls, and goals as the fictional sport, but with the players clutching broomsticks and a human "snitch runner" carrying the snitch (an autonomous magical device in the Harry Potter novels).
newcombnoun	A sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in which one may catch the ball.
nothing but netnoun	(basketball) The situation where the ball passes through the net without striking either the rim or the backboard, reflecting an especially good shot.
basketnoun	A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
nutmegnoun	The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
beeballnoun	(slang) Basketball.
bucketballnoun	An informal sport resembling basketball, with the fixed baskets replaced by buckets held by players who must move them to catch the thrown ball.
goal thirdnoun	(netball) One of two thirds of a netball court nearest the goal ring.