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billiard ball

bil·liard ball
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bil-yerd bawl]
    • /ˈbɪl yərd bɔl/
    • /ˈbɪl.i.ədz bɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bil-yerd bawl]
    • /ˈbɪl yərd bɔl/

Definitions of billiard ball words

  • noun billiard ball a hard ball used in billiards 3
  • noun billiard ball one of the balls used in the game of billiards. 1

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Origin of billiard ball

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Billiard ball

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

billiard ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

billiard ball usage trend in Literature

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