| NOUN | person | screwball, crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake | a whimsically eccentric person |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | screwball | a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | screwball, crazy, half-baked, softheaded | foolish |
| Sounds | skruw'bao.l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | |
| Meaning | foolish; totally unsound. | |
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| Example | "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" | |
| Synonyms | crazy, half-baked, softheaded | |
| Broader | impractical | not practical |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | descabellado, disparatado | |
| Nouns | screwball | a whimsically eccentric person |
| Meaning | A whimsically eccentric person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake | |
| Broader | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek | A person with an unusual or odd personality |
| Spanish | chalado, chalupa, chiflado, colifato, estrafalario, excéntrico, locatis, locato, loco, locuelo, piantado, pirado, tabardillo, tarambana | |
| Catalan | poca-solta | |
| Adjectives | screwball | foolish |
| Meaning | A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | pitch, delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
| Catalan | screwball | |
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