bobblenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɒb.əl/us/ˈbɑː.bəl/bobble noun [ C ] (HAT)
mainly UK US pompom a small, round ball of soft material used as decoration
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Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globe
- globule
- knob
- orb
- pellet
- pelleted
- pommel
- ring
- roll
- sphere
- spring
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bobble noun [ C ] (THREAD)
UK US pill a small ball of thread that develops on clothing or furniture covered in cloth
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- busted
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragmented
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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bobbly
adjective uk/ˈbɒb.əl.i/us/ˈbɑː.bəl.i/UK
This jumper went all bobbly after a few washes.
bobbleverb
uk/ˈbɒb.əl/us/ˈbɑː.bəl/UK US pillbobble verb (MATERIAL)
[ I ] If a piece of clothing or material bobbles, it develops small balls of threads on its surface:
I've only worn this jumper twice, and it's already begun to bobble.
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- busted
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragmented
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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bobble verb (BALL)
[ T ] US to drop or almost drop a ball that you are trying to catch or stop:
The right fielder bobbled an easy grounder.
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- center circle
- center spot
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- match ball
- onside
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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