Fuzzball

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ball of fuzzy material. countable, uncountable

    "I sit in my bedroom picking the pilly fuzzballs off my lambswool sweaters and the phone will ring."

  2. 2
    Any soft, fuzzy creature. countable

    "Ferrets can be very entertaining little fuzzballs, but keeping a ferret as a pet is also a big responsibility."

  3. 3
    A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory. countable
  4. 4
    A puffball. countable
  5. 5
    An informal American street game resembling baseball. uncountable
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  1. 6
    Synonym of pill (“ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing”). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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pill

Example

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"I sit in my bedroom picking the pilly fuzzballs off my lambswool sweaters and the phone will ring."

Etymology

From fuzz + ball.

Related phrases

black hole

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