Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dustball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dust-ball
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball of dust.

noun

A ball of grain-dust formed in the intestine of a diseased horse.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dust + ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does dustball mean?
A ball of dust.
Where does dustball come from?
From dust + ball.

How to pronounce dustball

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