Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [golf, gawlf bawl]
- /gɒlf, gɔlf bɔl/
- /ɡɒlf bɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [golf, gawlf bawl]
- /gɒlf, gɔlf bɔl/
Definitions of golf ball words
- noun golf ball a small, white ball with a tough cover and a resilient core of rubber, used in playing golf. 1
- noun golf ball a ball-shaped printing element on certain electric typewriters. 1
- noun golf ball small white ball used in golf 1
- countable noun golf ball A golf ball is a small, hard white ball which people use when they are playing golf. 0
- noun golf ball a small resilient, usually white, ball of either two-piece or three-piece construction, the former consisting of a solid inner core with a thick covering of toughened material, the latter consisting of a liquid centre, rubber-wound core, and a thin layer of balata 0
- noun golf ball (in some electric typewriters) a small detachable metal sphere, around the surface of which type characters are arranged 0
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Origin of golf ball
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Golf ball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
golf ball popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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.
golf ball usage trend in Literature
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