fuzzball — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A ball of fuzzy material.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   I sit in my bedroom picking the pilly fuzzballs off my lambswool sweaters and the phone will ring.

2. Any soft, fuzzy creature.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Humorous
   • Informal

   Synonyms

   furballfluffball

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: furball, fluffball

   Ferrets can be very entertaining little fuzzballs, but keeping a ferret as a pet is also a big responsibility.

3. A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory.

   Usage

   • Countable

4. A puffball.

   Usage

   • Countable

5. An informal American street game resembling baseball.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

6. Synonym of pill (“ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing”).

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable