rebound (noun)

  • 51hoops — noun a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop • Syn: ↑basketball, ↑basketball game • Members of this Topic: ↑ball hawking, ↑jumper, ↑jump shot, ↑jump… …

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  • 52rawness — noun 1. a chilly dampness the rawness of the midnight air • Derivationally related forms: ↑raw • Hypernyms: ↑damp, ↑dampness, ↑moistness 2. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect …

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  • 53resilience — noun 1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑resiliency • Derivationally related forms: ↑resilient (for: ↑resiliency),… …

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  • 54resiliency — noun 1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit • Syn: ↑resilience • Derivationally related forms: ↑resilient, ↑resile, ↑resilient (for:… …

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  • 55soreness — noun 1. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress • Syn: ↑discomfort, ↑irritation • Derivationally related forms: ↑irritate (for: ↑irritation), ↑sore …

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  • 56tenderness — noun 1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑tender • Hypernyms: ↑affectionateness, ↑fondness, ↑lovingness, ↑warmth 2. a feeling of concern for the we …

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  • 57bangboard — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: bang (I) + board 1. : an extra sidepiece mounted above the far sideboard of a wagon from which the ears of corn tossed by a husker rebound into the wagon 2. : a tennis practice board usually of plywood with a line… …

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  • 58battle-board tennis — noun 1. : modified tennis in which opponents play side by side on a half court with the net hung at one end in front of a board from which the ball rebounds 2. : a practice tennis game for one player in which the rebound from a board simulates a… …

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  • 59front wall — noun : the wall against which the ball is served in a rackets game and from which every fair hit must rebound …

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  • 60rebounder — “+ noun Etymology: rebound (II) + er : a basketball player skilled at getting possession of rebounds the top rebounder on the team …

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