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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What I know is, the football doesn't stop, the stories don't stop.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

She appealed to the sophomore’s football and powerlifting coaches to see if they would be references.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

After every round of Premier League matches this season, BBC football pundit Troy Deeney has given you his team and manager of the week.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

That's 376 goal involvements in 35,326 minutes of football.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He talked of the pacifist views he’d held before World War II. He talked of his love of world travel and the environment and college football.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin