cueball

cue ball

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Definitions of cueball word

noun cueball the ball a player strikes with the cue, as distinguished from the other balls on the table. 1
noun cueball Alternative spelling of cue ball. 0

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Origin of cueball

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; cue2 + ball1

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Parts of speech for Cueball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cueball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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