basketballs
Orange bouncing spheres
Basketballs is the plural of basketball, the inflated ball used in the sport of the same name.
The ball is roughly nine inches in diameter, with a distinctive orange color and black seams.
We need to buy new basketballs for the gym.
Informally, basketballs can describe anything of similar size and shape: Her eyes went wide as basketballs.
Dense deciduous timber
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- blacktopDark paving material
- hoopRigid circular frame
rim · net · backboard · lane · key · arc · baseline · sideline
Top-tier American court league
- NCAAUniversity sports authority
- streetballInformal outdoor basketball
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- March MadnessNCAA tournament season
playground · urban · sneakers · jersey · trash talk · ankle breaker · handles · hoops
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- blacktopDark paving material
hoop · rim · net · backboard · lane · key · arc · baseline · sideline · half-court
NBA
Top-tier American court league
- NCAAUniversity sports authority
- streetballInformal outdoor basketball
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
March Madness · playground · urban · sneakers · jersey · trash talk · ankle breaker · handles · hoops · court
inflated
Expanded with gas
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- leatherTanned animal skin
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
orange · grip · bounce · spherical · regulation · size · pump · needle · valve · texture
dribble
Leak in drops
swish · airball · brick · turnover · steal · block · layup · dunk · free throw · three-pointer
- round thingssphere, ball, globe, circle, orb
- fan gearjerseys, foam fingers, pennants, pom poms, pompoms
- sports memorabiliaautographed photos, trading cards, signed photos, signed jerseys, autographs
- carnival goodscotton candy, funnel cake, corn dogs, prizes, plush toys
- basketball playerCourt sport athlete
- basketball courtRectangular hoops playing surface
- wheelchair basketballSport using rolling seats
- basketball hoopMounted scoring target
- basketball teamFive-player competitive roster
- basketball gameCourt sport competition