puff-ball

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhf bawl]
- /pʌf bɔl/
- /pʌf bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhf bawl]
- /pʌf bɔl/

Definition of puff-ball word

noun puff-ball any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken. 1

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Origin of puff-ball

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50; puff + ball1

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Parts of speech for Puff-ball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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puff-ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.