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bas·ket  (bskt)
n.
1.
a. A container made of interwoven material, such as rushes or twigs.
b. The amount that a basket can hold.
2. An item resembling such a container in shape or function.
3. A usually open gondola suspended from a hot-air balloon.
4. A group of related things, such as financial securities or products in a specific market.
5. Basketball
a. Either of the two goals normally elevated ten feet above the floor, consisting of a metal hoop from which an open-bottomed circular net is suspended.
b. A field goal.
6. Sports A circular structure at the base of a ski pole, used to prevent the pole from sinking too deeply into the snow.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *baskauta, of Celtic origin.]

basket·ful n.

basket
Noun
1. a container made of interwoven strips of wood or cane
2. the amount a basket will hold
3. Basketball
a. the high horizontal hoop through which a player must throw the ball to score points
b. a point scored in this way [Middle English]

Basket A collection of various representative types, as for deriving an average.
Example: The value of the pound sterling may be averaged against a basket of currencies—The Times, 1984.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.basketbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles
breadbasket - a basket for serving bread
bushel basket - a basket large enough to hold a bushel
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
creel - a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
frail - a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
hamper - a basket usually with a cover
punnet - a small light basket used as a measure for fruits
shopping basket - a handbasket used to carry goods while shopping
skep - a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
wicker basket - a basket made of wickerwork
2.basket - the quantity contained in a basket
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
3.basketbasket - horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
basketball equipment - sports equipment used in playing basketball
goal - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
4.basket - a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
Translations

basket [ˈbɑːskɪt] ncesta, cesto
basket [ˈbɑːskɪt] ncorbeille f;
(with handle) → panier m
basket [ˈbɑːskɪt] nKorb m;
(smaller) → Körbchen nt
basket [ˈbɑːskɪt] ncesta;
(smaller) → cestino;
(with handle) → paniere m

basket
n basket [ˈbaːskit]
a container made of strips of wood, rushes etc woven together She carried a large basket. mandjie سَلَّـه кошница košík kurv der Korb καλάθι cesta, capazo korv سبد kori panier סַל डलिया košara kosár keranjang (tága)karfa cesto, cestino; canestro かご 바구니 pintinė, krepšys grozs bakul mand kurv kosz cesto coş корзина kôš koš košara, korpa korg ตะกร้า sepet кошик ٹوکری cái rổ
n ˈbasketball
a game in which goals are scored by throwing a ball into a net on a high post. korfbal لُعْبَة كُرة السَّلّه баскетбол basketbal, košíková basketball das Basketball(-spiel) μπάσκετ baloncesto korvpall بسکتبال koripallo basket(-ball) כָּדוּרסַל बास्केट बॉल košarka kosárlabda bola basket körfubolti pallacanestro バスケットボール 농구 krepšinis basketbols bola keranjang korfbal basket(ball), kurvball koszykówka basketball baschet баскетбол basketbal košarka košarka basket[] บาสเกตบอล basketbol 籃球 баскетбол باسکٹ بال bóng rổ
adj
a basketball court. korfbalveld كُرة سَلّه баскетболен basketbalový basketball- Basketball... που έχει σχέση με το μπάσκετ de baloncesto korvpalli- مربوط به بسکتبال koripallo- de basket(-ball) כָּדוּרסַל बास्केट बॉल का मैदान košarkaško igralište kosárlabda- lapangan bola basket körfubolta- di/da pallacanestro バスケットボールの 농구 코트 krepšinio basketbola- gelanggang bola keranjang korfbal- basket(ball)-, kurvball- do koszykówki de basquete de baschet баскетбольный basketbalový košarkarski košarkaški basket- ที่เกี่ยวกับบาสเกตบอล basketbol 籃球的 баскетбольний باسکٹ بال کھیلنے کی جگہ ، کورٹ thuộc về bóng rổ
n ˈbasketry
basketwork. mandjiewerk السِّلاليّه: صِناعَةُ السِّلال кошничарство košíkářské zboží, košíkářská práce kurvefletning die Korbwaren καλαθοπλεκτική cestería punutised سبدسازی korityö(t) vannerie קְלִיעַת סָלִים टोकरीसाजी košaraštvo kosárfonás; kosáráru anyaman körfugerð; tágavörur arte del panieraio かご細工 바구니 세공 pinti daiktai pīti izstrādājumi anyam-menganyam mandewerk kurvfletting wikliniarstwo, wyroby wikliniarskie cestaria împletituri (de nuiele) плетение košikárstvo; košikárske výrobky pletarstvo korpartsvo korgarbete[], korgflätning งานจักสาน sepet örme, sepetçilik 編織物 плетені вироби з лози ٹوکری بنانے کا فن nghề đan rổ rá
n ˈbasketwork
articles made of plaited rushes etc. mandjiewerk أعمـال سِلاليّه кошничарски изделия košíkářské (proutěné) výrobky fletvarer das Korbgeflecht προϊόντα καλαθοπλεκτικής cestería punutised هر چیز سبد مانند korityö(t) (articles de) vannerie עֲבוֹדַת נֵצָרִים बेंत की बनी चीजें košaračka roba kosárfonás barang anyaman tágavörur lavoro in vimini かご細工 바구니 세공품 pinti daiktai pinumi kerja anyam-menganyam mandewerk kurvfletning wyroby wikliniarskie cestaria obiecte împletite плетёные изделия košikárske výrobky, prútený tovar pletarski izdelki korparska roba korgarbete[] งานจักสาน sepet örgüsü, sepet işi 編織物 плетені вироби لکڑی کی تاروں سے بنانا rổ rá
adj
a basketwork chair. mandjiewerk كُرْسي من السِّلال плетен proutěný kurve- Korb-... που έχει σχέση με καλαθοπλεκτική de mimbre korv-, punutud سبد مانند kori- de vannerie עֲשׂוּי מִנֵצָרִים बेंत की košarački fonott (szék) anyaman tága- di vimini かご細工の 바구니 세공으로 만든 pintas pīts kerusi anyaman rieten kurv-, flettet wiklinowy em vime împletit плетёный prútený pletarski korparski korg- ที่เกี่ยวกับงานจักสาน sepet işi 編織的 плетений لکڑی کی تاروں سے بنا ہوا thủ công


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