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sandball

sandball noun: a mass of wet sand formed into a ball.

Noun

sandball (plural sandballs)

  1. A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.
    • […] we could hear their deafening hilarious cries as they swam and threw sandballs into the air.2003, Margaret J. Daymond, Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region, page 367
  2. (obsolete) A ball of soap mixed with fine sand, used for washing one's body.

Forms of sandball

pluralsandballs

Origin of sandball

From sand + ball.

Questions about sandball

What does sandball mean?
Sandball means a mass of wet sand formed into a ball.
What part of speech is sandball?
Sandball is a noun.
What is the plural of sandball?
The plural of sandball is sandballs.

Words near sandball in the dictionary

  1. sandbagger
  2. sandbaggers
  3. sandbagging
  4. sandbaggings
  5. sandbags
  6. sandball
  7. sandballs
  8. sandbank
  9. sandbanks
  10. sandbar
  11. sandbar shark

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