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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Dearborn, 62, a former track and football coach, is in his 40th year participating in high school sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Thankfully for Welsh football, Ingle returned to the pitch when her Vale Wanderers coach set up a girls' team when she was 14.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Morgan says it will be a personal decision which will depend on Ingle's "life commitments outside of football", but reckons she could continue playing at the back for her country for another five years.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Yet, if the worst happens, how will they juggle the relentless nature of the Championship with European football?

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“What was the name of your high-school football coach?”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin