💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scuffball"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| emery ballnoun | (baseball) Synonym of scuffball. |
| junkballnoun | (baseball) An off-speed pitch, such as a changeup, a curveball or a slider. |
| spitballnoun | A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw. |
| flutterballnoun | (baseball) A type of pitch; knuckleball. |
| wild pitchnoun | (baseball) A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances. |
| ghostballnoun | (baseball) A type of pitch; the knuckleball. |
| screwballnoun | (US) One who behaves in a crazy manner. |
| fuzzballnoun | A ball of fuzzy material. |
| breaking ballnoun | (baseball) A curveball. |
| curveballnoun | (by extension, chiefly US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier. |
| slowballnoun | (baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up. |
| speedballernoun | A drug addict who takes speedballs (cocaine and heroin). |
| junkballernoun | (baseball) A pitcher that relies heavily on off-speed pitches. |
| balknoun | (agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. |
| ballnoun | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| rough | Not smooth; uneven. |
| bootnoun | (footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| change-upnoun | (baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery. |
| grubbernoun | (rugby) An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball to make it difficult for the defence to retrieve. |
| brushbacknoun | (baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch. |
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