Synonyms for basketball
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- |
Définition of basketball
Origin :- 1892, American English, from basket + ball (n.1). The game was invented 1891 by James A. Naismith (1861-1939), physical education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
- noun team sport
- You know she was on the crew and the basketball team and the hockey team at college.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- "Yes—you had to win the basketball game," he nodded with a judicious appreciation.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- Many members were not interested in basketball, except to look on.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School » by Jessie Graham Flower
- The boys won't dance with me, and the girls shut me out of basketball.
- Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford
- He could teach them basketball and of course he could coach their baseball team.
- Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
- Each line has a basketball and stands behind a starting line.
- Extract from : « Games and Play for School Morale » by Various
- There were tennis and basketball courts, and other means of athletic enjoyment.
- Extract from : « A Little Miss Nobody » by Amy Bell Marlowe
- "I wonder if you are all as fond of basketball as I," she went on quickly.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester
- The hardest part of it all for Marjorie was her basketball practice.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester
- We couldn't bear to believe for a minute that there would be no basketball.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester
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