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Nubian vs Fastball - What's the difference?

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nubian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inhabitant of the ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language.

    • Derived terms

    * Nubian giraffe * Nubian goat * Nubian woodpecker

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    fastball

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball
  • (baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
    • The pitcher had a blazing fastball .

    Synonyms

    * hummer

    See also

    *curveball *slider *cut fastball *two-seam fastball *split-finger fastball *sinker *screwball *knuckleball *gyroball *spitball *change-up *Bugs Bunny change-up