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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Inside is a cowhide segment of a game-used football.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Once completed, the facility will cover an area equivalent to 70 football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Comedian Paul Black and actor Kevin Oakes also appear, but, according to Shelley Smoller, chief creative officer at Lucky Generals, which oversaw the campaign, the focus is firmly on "celebrating Scottish football fans".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In comparison to the cost of watching elite level football in any other setting, the prices being charged to attend are beyond astronomical.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Even Pelicarnassus and the lions who played football didn’t sass her.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness