netless
- adjective
- /ˈnɛtləs/
- Specialized
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sin red
- Tan leaves swirl on the netless tennis courts, and I steer my car through a crowded, still lot that will soon rumble to life.
Examples
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In the warm weather, kids drag their bikes to the top and coast down, shooting free through the netless soccer goals at the bottom and on to the outfield of diamond one.
Fiction book (1992) -
On a sunny afternoon, children enjoyed playing on the netless tennis courts, creating their own fun without formal rules.
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Now and then they found a netless hoop in a park, but Terry couldn't shoot.
Fiction book (1995) -
The city was deserted, with only a boy her age practicing foul shots at a netless backboard in a park.
Fiction book (1999) -
A broad expanse of lawn, twin girls slurping up orange juice, long-tailed birds flying off who knows where, netless tennis courts, and the sea beyond...
Fiction book (2002) -
The boys were excited to play basketball at the park, but they were disappointed to find the hoop was netless.
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During their game, they noticed the netless soccer goal and decided to practice their shooting skills.
Synonyms
3
3.9
Not joined or linked to something else
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Netless is made from the simple parts net and -less. net is something used for catching or as a divider in games and sport, and -less means 'without', so netless means 'without a net', for example a court or goal that has no net and is harder to use.