SCREWBALL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
   Hypernyms(s) screwball is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   • delivery (what does delivery mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a whimsically eccentric person
   Synonym(s)
   • crackpot (what does crackpot mean?)
   • crank (what does crank mean?)
   • fruitcake (what does fruitcake mean?)
   • nut (what does nut mean?)
   • nutcase (what does nutcase mean?)
   • nut case (what does nut case mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) screwball is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eccentric (what does eccentric mean?)
   • eccentric person (what does eccentric person mean?)
   • flake (what does flake mean?)
   • oddball (what does oddball mean?)
   • geek (what does geek mean?)

SCREWBALL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • foolish
   • totally unsound
   Synonym(s)
   • crazy (what does crazy mean?)
   • half-baked (what does half-baked mean?)
   • softheaded (what does softheaded mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an impractical solution
   • a crazy scheme
   • half-baked ideas
   • a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
   Similar To
   • impractical (what does impractical mean?)