Meaning
- (noun) (artillery)
- (noun) The act of running and jumping in a flexed position into a swimming pool to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball. “The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40”
- (verb) To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing. “He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.”
- (verb) To careen; to move rapidly
Letter breakdown
- Cannonballs contains 11 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 8 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Words from these letters
- cannonball
- cannons
- annals
- cabals
- canals
- cannon
- canons
- llanos
- locals
- anons
- bacon
- balls
- balsa
- banal
- banns
- basal
- blocs
- bolas
- bolls
- cabal
- calls
- canal
- canon
- clans
- coals
- colas
- llano
- loans
- local
- nasal
- salon
- alas
- albs
- also
- anal
- anon
- baas
- ball
- bans
- bloc
- boas
- bola
- boll
- cabs
- call
- cans
- clan
- coal
- cobs
- cola
- cols
- cons
- labs
- loan
- lobs
- nabs
- scab
- scan
- slab
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with CAN
- can
- canal
- canals
- canard
- canards
- canaries
- canary
- canasta
- cancan
- cancans
- cancel
- cancelation
- canceled
- canceling
- cancellation
- cancellations
- cancelled
- cancelling
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Words ending with LLS
Reader questions
What does Cannonballs mean?
(artillery)
How many letters are in Cannonballs?
Cannonballs has 11 letters.
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