Associations to the word «Screwball»
Noun
- Comedy
- Romeo
- Pitch
- Pitcher
- Cartoon
- Hollywood
- Cary
- Carole
- Farce
- Hepburn
- Baseball
- Film
- Movie
- Melodrama
- Colbert
- Ebert
- Aston
- Squirrel
- Genre
- Batter
- Katharine
- Lm
- Eileen
- Tex
- Heroine
- Godfrey
- Hawk
- Twentieth
- Avery
- Thriller
- Meade
- Starring
- Gable
- Irene
- Bringing
- Romance
- Ace
- Homage
- Ginger
- Preston
- Woody
- Screenwriter
- Romantic
- Reviewer
- Bride
- Friday
- Howard
- Powell
- Monkey
- Grant
- Technician
- Classics
- Oscar
- Doc
- Fantasy
- Sc
- Script
- Classic
- Monroe
- Geneva
- Musical
- Rogers
- Depression
- Eve
- Humor
- Critic
- Stewart
- Barbara
- Roger
- Mitchell
- Ball
- Cult
- Stanley
- Mystery
- Character
- Screen
Adjective
Wiktionary
SCREWBALL, noun. (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
SCREWBALL, noun. (US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
SCREWBALL, adjective. (originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
SCREWBALL COMEDIES, noun. Plural of screwball comedy
SCREWBALL COMEDY, noun. (uncountable) A genre of motion picture or play where opposites were juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick
SCREWBALL COMEDY, noun. (countable) A motion picture or play of this genre.
Dictionary definition
SCREWBALL, noun. A whimsically eccentric person.
SCREWBALL, noun. A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.
SCREWBALL, adjective. Foolish; totally unsound; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working".
Wise words
Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.