hoop
noun [C] /huːp/Definition
› a ring of wood, metal, or plastic: The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops.Spherical, circular and annular objectsGeometrical shapes › (also hoop earring) a ring-shaped earring (= a piece of jewellery which hangs from the ear): She was wearing large gold hoops in her ears.Jewellery
(Definition of hoop noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- ball noun (ROUND OBJECT)
- blob noun (DROP)
- bobble noun (HAT)
- bowling ball noun
- bubble noun (AIR BALL)
- cylinder noun (SHAPE)
- egg noun (FOOD)
- glob noun
- globe noun (ROUND OBJECT)
- globe noun (WORLD)
- globule noun
- knob noun (ROUND OBJECT)
- orb noun
- pellet noun
- pelleted adjective
- pommel noun
- ring noun (CIRCLE)
- roll noun (TUBE)
- spring noun (CURVED METAL)
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