Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ground ball with eyes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: ground bal-l with- eyes
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.

Humorous

Etymology

From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

ground balls with eyes (plural)

Questions

What does ground ball with eyes mean?: A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.
Where does ground ball with eyes come from?: From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.

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