football
A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
Noun 4 meanings
A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
“Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.”
The ball used in any game called "football".
“The player kicked the football.”
Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.
“Each team scored three goals when they played football.”
American football: a game played on a field 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
“Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football.”
Etymology
From Middle English fotbal, footbal, equivalent to foot + ball, because the ball was primarily manipulated with the feet in early versions of the game (though some modern varieties involve more handling than kicking).
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FOOTBALL at a glance
FOOTBALL has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + O 1 + T 1 + B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #771 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with football
All rhymesOne letter away
- FOOSBALL13
- FOOTFALL14
- FOOTWALL14
- ROOTBALL10
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