tea ball

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tee bawl]
- /ti bɔl/
- /tiː bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee bawl]
- /ti bɔl/

Definitions of tea ball words

noun tea ball a small ball of perforated metal or other material in which tea leaves are placed to be immersed in hot water to make tea. 1
noun tea ball a perforated metal ball filled with tea leaves and put in boiling water to make tea 0
noun tea ball a hollow, perforated metal ball used to hold tea leaves in making tea 0

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Origin of tea ball

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Tea ball

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tea ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

tea ball usage trend in Literature

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