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- [spit-bawl]
- /ˈspɪtˌbɔl/
- /ˈspɪt.ˌbɒl/
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- [spit-bawl]
- /ˈspɪtˌbɔl/
Definitions of spitball word
- noun spitball a small ball or lump of chewed paper used as a missile. 1
- noun spitball Also called spitter. Baseball. a pitch, now illegal, made to curve by moistening one side of the ball with saliva or perspiration. 1
- noun spitball a small missile made from chewed paper 0
- noun spitball a ball which has been moistened with saliva prior to pitching 0
- verb spitball to make suggestions 0
- noun spitball a piece of paper chewed up into a wad for throwing 0
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Origin of spitball
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; spit1 + ball1
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Parts of speech for Spitball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spitball 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spitball usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spitball
verb spitball
- bring forth — to give birth to
- coin — A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.
- conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
- depicture — (transitive) To make a picture of; to paint or depict.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
Top questions with spitball
- what is a spitball?
- how to spitball?
- how to throw a spitball?
- what does a spitball do?
- how to make a spitball gun?
- how does a spitball work?
- how to make a good spitball shooter?
- how to make spitball shooter?
- how to make a spitball shooter?
- how to make a spitball?
- how do you throw a spitball?
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Matching words
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