basket
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(noun) a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop |
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Synonyms: field goal |
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Related Words: score |
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(noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles |
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Synonyms: handbasket |
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Related Words: breadbasket, bushel, bushel basket, container, creel, frail, hamper, punnet, shopping basket, skep, wicker basket |
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(noun) horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
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Synonyms: basketball hoop, hoop |
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Related Words: goal |
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(noun) the quantity contained in a basket |
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Synonyms: basketful |
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Related Words: containerful |
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