sandball

Gritty thrown sphere

A sandball is a ball made of compacted sand, formed and thrown much like a snowball.

Children at beaches often make sandballs, though they hold together less reliably than their winter counterparts: The kids pelted each other with sandballs until one fell apart mid-throw.

beach

beach

Sandy waterside margin

  • oceanMassive saltwater body
  • shoreLand bordering water
  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances

tide · seashore · coastline · dunes · bucket · mold · castle · sculpt · crumble · shape

compact

pack

Group or compress

firm · dense · wet · shape · hold · crumble · pressure · cohesion · tamp · clump

game

throw

Propel by arm motion

aim · dodge · playful · competition · teams · score · rules · outdoor · recreation · children

texture

gritty

Coarse or courageous

granular · abrasive · particles · crumbly · powdery · fine · loose · dry · damp · scratchy

Opposites
material composition

sandballsnowball

Compressed winter precipitation

iceball · mudball · dirtball

Family

sand, ball, sands, sandy, sandier, sandiest, balls, balled, balling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G