Home › Words › B › basketballdombasketballdombasketballdom means the world of basketball.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, basketballdom ranks #12,071 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom basketball + -dom.nounThe world of basketball.e.g.“[…] as frenzied youths raced up and down a hardwood floor, contesting furiously against one another for the greatest honor in basketballdom.” — 1927, Boys' Life, page 31:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baseballdom 75% match — The world of baseball. vs basketballdom →basketballese 69% match — The jargon associated with the sport of basketball. vs basketballdom →basketballing 68% match — Playing basketball. vs basketballdom →basketball 65% match — A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. vs basketballdom →balldom 63% match — The world of balls (formal dance events). vs basketballdom →basketbrawl 63% match — A basketball game involving a brawl. vs basketballdom →beeball 62% match — Basketball. vs basketballdom →basketballer 61% match — A basketball player; a person who plays basketball. vs basketballdom →