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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawl stressed th ee jak]
- /bɔl stressed ði dʒæk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bawl stressed th ee jak]
- /bɔl stressed ði dʒæk/
Definitions of ball the jack words
- noun ball the jack a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball. 1
- noun ball the jack a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf. 1
- noun ball the jack a game played with a ball, especially baseball: The boys are out playing ball. 1
- noun ball the jack Baseball. a pitched ball, not swung at by the batter, that does not pass over home plate between the batter's shoulders and knees. 1
- noun ball the jack Military. a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell. projectiles, especially bullets, collectively. 1
- noun ball the jack any part of a thing, especially of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant: the ball of the thumb. 1
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Origin of ball the jack
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English bal, balle < Old French < Germanic *ballaz; compare Old Norse bǫllr, Old High German bal, ballo, balla, German Ball, Dutch bal; perhaps akin to Latin follis leather bag; see ballock(s)
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Parts of speech for Ball the jack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ball the jack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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