Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new ball

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
new ball
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.

noun

Any of a set of replacement tennis balls issued at specified times in the professional game.

Inflected Forms

new balls (plural)

Questions

What does new ball mean?
A cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.

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