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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Its new Finland data center is the size of three football fields, while a second facility next door is largely built and set to go live in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Snead’s daughter attends USC, and his son works in USC’s football front office.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani have both retired from international football, but Federico Valverde and company will be hoping to write their own history under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Whitesell launched a new firm with seed money from private equity firm Silver Lake, and last spring he started WIN Sports Group to represent professional football players.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The amount of dirt, rock, ice, and water removed from the mountain could fill a football stadium six hundred miles high.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone