witch ball

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wich bawl]
- /wɪtʃ bɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wich bawl]
- /wɪtʃ bɔl/

Definitions of witch ball words

noun witch ball a decorated blown glass ball. 1
noun witch ball (in the 18th century) a hollow sphere of colored glass hung in the window of a house to protect it against witchcraft. 1

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Origin of witch ball

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Witch ball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Witch ball

witch ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

witch ball usage trend in Literature

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