basketball vs nutmeg

basketball

noun
  • A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. 

  • The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. 

verb
  • To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball 

  • To play basketball 

nutmeg

noun
  • The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. 

  • A grey-brown colour. 

  • The powdered seed, ready for use. 

  • An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds. 

  • A whole nutmeg seed. 

  • A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere. 

verb
  • To flavour with nutmeg. 

  • To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). 

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