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Volleyball vs Sweater - What's the difference?

volleyball | sweater |

As nouns the difference between volleyball and sweater

is that volleyball is (sport) volleyball while sweater is a knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

volleyball

Alternative forms

* volley-ball

Noun

  • (uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
  • (countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.
  • Derived terms

    * beach volleyball * indoor volleyball * rebound volleyball * sitting volleyball * volleyballer * wallyball ----

    sweater

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  • A similar garment worn for warmth.
  • One who sweats (produces sweat).
  • *
  • One who or that which causes to sweat.
  • *1906 , Chesterton, Charles Dickens ,
  • *:We learn of the cruelty of some school or child-factory from journalists; we learn it from inspectors, we learn it from doctors, we learn it even from shame-stricken schoolmasters and repentant sweaters ; but we never learn it from the children; we never learn it from the victims.
  • Synonyms

    * sweatshirt * jumper, pullover, jersey, cardigan, wooly * perspirer * exploiter