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Word: Football
Speech Type: Noun
ˈfʊtbɔːl
any of various forms of team game involving kicking (and in some cases also handling) a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football
Short Definition:team game in which ball is kicked
Examples:- he started playing football when he was 5
- she had initially planned to pursue a career in football
- a football club
- a football match
a ball used in football, either round (as in soccer) or oval (as in rugby and American football) and typically made of leather or plastic and filled with compressed air.
Short Definition:ball used in football
a briefcase containing authentication codes and other items that allow the US president to authorize a nuclear strike at any time
Short Definition:briefcase containing authentication codes that allow US President to authorize nuclear strike
Examples:- wherever the president travels, a military aide stays close with the football
- whose fingers would we prefer to have on America's nuclear football?
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