noun
Meaning 1
A ball of fuzzy material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fuzzball
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noun
Meaning 2
Any soft, fuzzy creature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, humorous, informal
Examples
- Near-synonyms: furball, fluffball
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: furball, fluffball
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A puffball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 5
An informal American street game resembling baseball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
Synonym of pill (“ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pill
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From fuzz + ball.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: kłębek — ball of fuzzy material
- Polish: kłębek — quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory