blowball

blow·ball

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh-bawl]
- /ˈbloʊˌbɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh-bawl]
- /ˈbloʊˌbɔl/

Definitions of blowball word

noun blowball the seed head of a dandelion 3
noun blowball the downy head or pappus of the dandelion, salsify, etc. 1
noun blowball The downy seed head of a dandelion, a dandelion clock. 0

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Origin of blowball

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; blow2 + ball1

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Parts of speech for Blowball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Blowball

blowball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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