hoop
Basketball goal's ring
A hoop is a circular band that may be an opening (basketball hoop), or an enclosing device (barrel hoop).
The plural hoops is an informal name for basketball; shoot some hoops means to play or practice basketball.
Jump through hoops is an idiom used to suggest some unnecessary series of tasks or obstacles.
To hoop something means to enclose or secure it with a hoop.
Barrel's wooden rib
bunghole · whiskey · wine · aging · fermentation · distillery · brewery · keg
Board behind basket
- rimCircular outer boundary
- netFinal amount remaining
- swishSoft rushing sound
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
layup · three-pointer · alley-oop · rebound · jumpshot · airball · shooter · dribble
Undergarment beneath skirts
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- VictorianOf a prim era
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- cageBarred confinement structure
frame · fashion · gown · silhouette · ballgown · costume · historical · antebellum
Having regular tempo
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- apparatusEquipment for a task
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
spin · toss · catch · grip · flexibility · leotard · competition · floor
Small subsidiary entrance
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- lawnTended yard grass
- coursePlanned path forward
stake · game · garden · tournament · club · stroke · English · backyard
Propel oneself airborne
- trainerOne who conditions others
- leapingSpringing into air
- performanceCarrying out a task
- arenaVenue for contests
stunt · spectacle · acrobat · showman · flaming · sequins · audience · ringmaster
Decorative stitching on fabric
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
- tambourSmall handheld drum
stretching · fabric · stitching · frame · beadwork · applique · monogram · cutwork
stave
Barrel's wooden rib
cask · bunghole · whiskey · wine · aging · fermentation · distillery · brewery · keg · bourbon
circular
Forming a closed curve
circle · wheel · annulus · circumference · band · orbit · disc · curve · arc · revolve
backboard
Board behind basket
dunk · layup · three-pointer · alley-oop · rebound · jumpshot · airball · shooter · dribble · court
petticoat
Undergarment beneath skirts
cage · frame · fashion · gown · silhouette · ballgown · costume · historical · antebellum
rhythmic
Having regular tempo
twirl · spin · toss · catch · grip · flexibility · leotard · competition · floor · choreography
wicket
Small subsidiary entrance
course · stake · game · garden · tournament · club · stroke · English · backyard · sport
jump
Propel oneself airborne
- trainerOne who conditions others
- leapingSpringing into air
- performanceCarrying out a task
arena · stunt · spectacle · acrobat · showman · flaming · sequins · audience · ringmaster · trick
embroidery
Decorative stitching on fabric
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- crewelWool yarn for embroidery
tambour · stretching · fabric · stitching · frame · beadwork · applique · monogram · cutwork · lacework
gold
Element seventy-nine
dangle · stud · sleeper · chunky · oversized · fashion · accessory · hinge · clasp · gemstone
- "OO" wordsmoon, food, soon, room, cool
- round thingssphere, ball, globe, circle, orb
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- sports equipmentbasketball, baseball bat, volleyball, hockey stick, shoulder pads
- embroiderycross stitch, cross-stitch, French knot, needlepoint, crewelwork
- hula hoopsPlastic ring toy
- basketball hoopMounted scoring target
- jump through hoopsPerform burdensome compliance tasks
- jumping through hoopsExcessive effort for approval
- hoop earringsCircular lobe adornments
- jumped through hoopsFulfilled burdensome prerequisites
whoops, whoop, hoops, hoopla, hooped, hula hoop, hooping, hoopers, hooplike