beachball

Thân thiện

A child throws a colorful beachball at the shore.

Definition

Noun: A large, lightweight, inflatable ball, typically brightly colored and made of plastic or vinyl, designed for recreational play, especially at beaches or in swimming pools.

Usage

The word "beachball" is a countable noun. It refers specifically to the object itself. It is commonly used in contexts describing beach activities, pool parties, or casual outdoor games.

Examples

• The children tossed the beachball back and forth in the shallow water.
• We bought a new beachball for our trip to the coast.
• A gust of wind blew the beachball down the shore.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: Sometimes used informally to describe something that is large, lightweight, and easily moved or changed.
  • The project's budget became a political beachball, batted around between departments.

Variants and Related Words

• Beach ball: A common alternative spelling, written as two separate words.
• Ball: The general hypernym; a beachball is a specific type of ball.
• Inflatable: An adjective describing its property of being filled with air.

Synonyms

• Inflatable ball
• Play ball (context-specific)

Idioms and Phrases

• (Like) batting around a beachball: Describing a situation where an issue or responsibility is passed easily and without serious consequence from one person or group to another.
  • The decision was so uncontroversial, discussing it was like batting around a beachball.

Học thuật

Noun

1. large and light ball; for play at the seaside

Từ đồng nghĩa

• beach ball