Home › Words › B › berrilberrilberril means A twist or spin given in throwing an object.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, berril ranks #1,137 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English birlen.nounA twist or spin given in throwing an object.e.g.“He gave it a bit of a berril; Put a berril on them.” — A NORTH-COUNTY DUBLIN CLOSSARYDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.birl 69% match — To spin. vs berril →curveball 63% match — A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve" vs berril →squir 62% match — To throw with a jerking motion; to skim. vs berril →bethrow 60% match — To throw or twist about; throw off; torture. vs berril →bunsen 59% match — A turner (a pitch on which the ball turns easily). vs berril →curveballer 59% match — A player who throws curveballs. vs berril →hurling 59% match — The act by which something is hurled or thrown. vs berril →wrick 59% match — To twist; turn vs berril →