Basketball Word Search
This Basketball word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: BASKETBALL, COURT, HOOP, BACKBOARD, DRIBBLE, PASS, SHOOT, REBOUND, STEAL, BLOCK, FOUL, FREETHROW.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Basketball word list, defined
- BASKETBALL /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ · noun
- A game played between two teams of five players each, in which goals are scored by throwing an inflated ball through an elevated ringed net (hoop) at either end of a rectangular court; also, the ball itself used in this game. Related: hoops, b-ball.
- COURT /kɔːrt/ · noun
- A court is a place where legal cases are heard and judged, or the body of people (such as a judge and jury) who decide such cases. It also refers to an open, paved area surrounded by buildings or walls. Related: tribunal, bench, courthouse, judicature.
- HOOP /hʊp/ · noun, verb
- A circular ring, especially one made of wood, plastic, or metal, used in various games and sports, such as basketball and ring toss. To encircle or surround something. Related: ring, circle, band, belt.
- BACKBOARD /ˈbækbɔːrd/ · noun
- A board placed at or forming the back of something, such as the rear panel of a vehicle, the back of a chair, or the rectangular board behind a basketball hoop off which the ball may rebound. Related: rebound board, panel, backrest, support.
- DRIBBLE /ˈdrɪb.əl/ · verb and noun
- To fall or let fall in small drops, or to move a ball along the ground with repeated small kicks, bounces, or taps; as a noun, a small trickle of liquid or the act of moving a ball this way. Related: trickle, drip, drool, slobber.
- PASS /pæs/ · verb, noun
- To move past something or someone, or to succeed in an examination or test. A path or route, especially one that is used by people or vehicles. Related: go, succeed, surpass, move.
- SHOOT /ʃuːt/ · verb, noun
- To cause to go or move suddenly, often with a loud noise, typically by firing a gun or a projectile. A shoot is a young stem or branch of a plant. Related: fire, discharge, launch, blast.
- REBOUND /riːbaʊnd/ · verb, noun
- To spring back or move quickly back after being pushed or thrown. A sudden, often violent return to a previous state or position. Related: bounce, spring, recoil, return.
- STEAL /stiːl/ · verb
- To take something that does not belong to you, often in a secret or dishonest way. To obtain something by deception or theft. Related: pilfer, snatch, swipe, filch.
- BLOCK /blɒk/ · noun, verb
- A solid piece of hard material with flat sides; also a section of something such as a city street or a period of time. Related: chunk, lump, slab, hunk.
- FOUL /faʊl/ · adjective
- Offensive to the senses or morally repugnant — filthy, bad-smelling, or wicked. As a verb and noun, it also refers to an illegal or unfair act, especially in sport. Related: nasty, disgusting, repulsive, rank.
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