basketball
noun/ˈbæskɪtˌbɔl/
Frequency rank: #1,865 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A game in which two teams try to throw a ball through a high hoop.
Example sentence
After school, he plays basketball with his friends at the park.
Synonyms & related words
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