football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /

NOUN

a sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soccer

STRONG

rugby

WEAK

American football Association football Canadian football grid game gridiron pastime the pigskin sport

NOUN

the ball used in football

Synonyms

STRONG

moleskin oval peanut pigskin pineapple porker sphere watermelon

WEAK

inflated oval regulation football

Example Sentences

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He said Spurs will prioritise building a squad under De Zerbi that can "compete at the highest levels of Premier League and European football" with investment across multiple transfer windows, starting this summer.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The other winners included Niels, a football fan from the Netherlands, Alix Heugas from France, Jamie from Stroud and two-time champion Ariel Dempsey from Michigan in the United States.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It has been a campaign of surprises, from Liverpool's collapsed title defence despite spending £450m last summer to promoted Sunderland completing the remarkable feat of earning European football.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The soulless bowl that is London Stadium, so unpopular with fans after their beloved, atmospheric Upton Park, will now play host to Championship football.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Just beyond the iron-gated entrance, about a football field's length away, stood a large two-story manor house surrounded by a park and garden.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple