basketball
Explore "basketball": its 1891 origin, meaning as a ball-and-basket sport, and evolution. Discover definitions, common uses, and related phrases in this comprehensive glossary entry.
Explore "football," tracing its etymology from "foot" and "ball" (first use 1409). This entry defines the sport and its ball, examines word variations, and provides real-world examples, from books to public discourse.
Explore "basketball": its 1891 origin, meaning as a ball-and-basket sport, and evolution. Discover definitions, common uses, and related phrases in this comprehensive glossary entry.
Explore "baseball": its definition as a bat-and-ball game, its 1744 etymology from "base" and "ball," real-world examples, and common idioms.