Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fuzzball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: fuzzball
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball of fuzzy material.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any soft, fuzzy creature.

Countable; Humorous; Informal

noun

A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory.

Countable

noun

Countable

noun

An informal American street game resembling baseball.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of pill (“ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing”).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I sit in my bedroom picking the pilly fuzzballs off my lambswool sweaters and the phone will ring."
"Near-synonyms: furball, fluffball"
"Ferrets can be very entertaining little fuzzballs, but keeping a ferret as a pet is also a big responsibility."

Etymology

From fuzz + ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fuzzballs (plural) fuzzy-ball (alternative)

Synonyms

furball fluffball pill

Questions

What does fuzzball mean?: A ball of fuzzy material.
Where does fuzzball come from?: From fuzz + ball.

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