BASKETBALL TEAM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A team that plays basketball

Synonyms:

basketball team; five

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("basketball team" is a kind of...):

squad; team (a cooperative unit (especially in sports))

Meronyms (members of "basketball team"):

forward (a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team)

center (a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game)

guard (a position on a basketball team)

Holonyms ("basketball team" is a member of...):

basketball league (a league of basketball teams)