Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball-like

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
bal-l--like
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a ball.

Etymology

From ball + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ball-like (comparative) most ball-like (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

bouncy round spherelike spherical spheroidal

Questions

What does ball-like mean?
Characteristic of a ball.
Where does ball-like come from?
From ball + -like.

How to pronounce ball-like

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