Fuzzball
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fuzzball is a noun meaning A ball of fuzzy material.
Meaning
A ball of fuzzy material.
More Meanings
- (countable, humorous, informal) Any soft, fuzzy creature.
- (countable, astronomy) A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory.
- (countable) A puffball.
- (uncountable) An informal American street game resembling baseball.
- Synonym of pill (“ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing”).
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: furball, fluffball
I sit in my bedroom picking the pilly fuzzballs off my lambswool sweaters and the phone will ring.
Ferrets can be very entertaining little fuzzballs, but keeping a ferret as a pet is also a big responsibility.
Word Forms
- fuzzballs
- fuzzy-ball
Synonyms for fuzzball
Depending on context, synonyms include furball, fluffball, pill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fuffle, zoot, bezoar, tribble, brush, critter.
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