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beach ball

beach ball noun: a large light inflatable ball, ideally suited to beach games.

Noun

beach ball (plural beach balls)

  1. A large light inflatable ball, ideally suited to beach games.
  2. (informal) A spinning wait cursor in macOS.
  3. (figuratively) A successful shot on goal that should have been easily blocked.

Forms of beach ball

pluralbeach balls
alternative formbeachball

Words formed from beach ball

Questions about beach ball

What does beach ball mean?
Beach ball means a large light inflatable ball, ideally suited to beach games.
What part of speech is beach ball?
Beach ball is a noun.
What is the plural of beach ball?
The plural of beach ball is beach balls.

Words near beach ball in the dictionary

  1. beach
  2. beach apple
  3. beach apples
  4. beach bag
  5. beach bags
  6. beach ball
  7. beach ball diagram
  8. beach ball diagrams
  9. beach ball plot
  10. beach ball plots
  11. beach balls

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