ballpoint
English
noun
Definitions
- (colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
- (sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
Etymology
Compound from English ball (testicle, round object) + English point.
Origin
English
point
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Calvinball English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- airball English
- antipoint English
- backball English
- ball English
- ball player English
- ball-breaker English
- ball-buster English
- ball-goer English
- ball-like English
- ballache English
- ballbag English
- ballbusting English
- ballcap English
- ballclub English
- ballcock English
- ballcourt English
- baller English
- ballfield English
- ballgag English
- ballgoer English
- ballgown English
- ballhair English
- ballhandler English
- ballhandling English
- ballhawk English
- ballhead English
- balljoint English
- balljuice English
- ballkicker English
- ballless English
- balllike English
- ballmaker English
- ballpark English
- ballplaying English
- ballproof English
- ballrace English
- ballroom English
- ballsac English
- ballsack English
- ballstock English
- ballsucker English
- ballyard English
- bandyball English
- baseball English
- basepoint English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- bipoint English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- bladepoint English
- blowball English
- blowpoint English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- branchpoint English
- breakpoint English
- breastpoint English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- cashpoint English
- catchball English
- centerpoint English
- changepoint English
- chargepoint English
- checkpoint English
- cheeseball English
- chokepoint English
- codepoint English
- colourpoint English
- copoint English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- counterpoint English
- crosspoint English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- cutpoint English
- daggerpoint English
- dashpoint English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- drypoint English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- endpoint English
- eyeball English
- eyepoint English
- feedpoint English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- flashpoint English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- footpoint English
- forepoint English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- furball English
- fuzzball English
- ghostball English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- gridpoint English
- gumball English
- gunpoint English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- hardpoint English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- inkball English
- junkball English
- keypoint English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knifepoint English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- logpoint English
- masterpoint English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- micropoint English
- mid-point English
- midpoint English
- mispoint English
- moonball English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- multipoint English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- needlepoint English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nonpoint English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- outpoint English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- paypoint English
- penpoint English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pinball English
- pinpoint English
- pithball English
- playball English
- ploughpoint English
- plowpoint English
- plugpoint English
- point English
- point of tangency English
- pointable English
- pointcast English
- pointclass English
- pointcut English
- pointee English
- pointen English
- pointer English
- pointest English
- pointeth English
- pointful English
- pointing English
- pointism English
- pointless English
- pointlet English
- pointlike English
- pointling English
- pointmaker English
- pointset English
- pointwise English
- pointwork English
- pointy English
- preball English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- quadripoint English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- redpoint English
- reefpoint English
- repoint English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- salespoint English
- sandball English
- savepoint English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- setpoint English
- shitball English
- silverpoint English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- slamball English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smut-ball English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- spearpoint English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- stage ball English
- standpoint English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- strongpoint English
- subpoint English
- superball English
- swingball English
- swordpoint English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- telepoint English
- tetherball English
- three-pointer English
- throwball English
- timepoint English
- touchpoint English
- towball English
- townball English
- tracepoint English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trackpoint English
- trapball English
- tripoint English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- underpoint English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- unipoint English
- viewpoint English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- watchpoint English
- waterpoint English
- waypoint English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- point French
- bola gato Portuguese
- ボール Japanese
- ポイント Japanese
- bal Middle English
- point Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- bolpoin Indonesian
- poin Indonesian
- punto Ido
- ပွိုင့် Burmese
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- 포인트 Korean
- ibhola Zulu
- *mej Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- ball
- point
- unball
- baller
- Q-ball
- deball
- pointy
- eyeball
- matball
- boxball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- repoint
- ballsac
- copoint
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- furball
- uniball
- bollock
- earball
- mudball
- pointen
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- patball
- pointer
- myoball
- preball
- wogball
- towball
- pinball
- flyball
- oddball
- eggball
- ballbag
- airball
- bipoint
- nutball
- ballcap
- pointee
- endpoint
- mushball
- pukeball
- drypoint
- sootball
- fuzzball
- outpoint
- highball
- junkball
- fourball
- scumball
- eyepoint
- kickball
- dirtball
- waypoint
- onballer
- dungball
- ballyard
- pointlet
- fuckball
- setpoint
- sourball
- turdball
- townball
- playball
- nonpoint
- moorball
- ballroom
- wallball
- hardball
- metaball
- freeball
- pointeth
- meatball
- subpoint
- bow ball
- fishball
- dustball
- midpoint
- flagball
- logpoint
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- ballgown
- ballsack
- pointful
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- mispoint
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- pinpoint
- ballcock
- softball
- crudball
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- slowball
- caneball
- unipoint
- forkball
- ballhair
- paypoint
- snowball
- pointcut
- muskball
- sandball
- gunpoint
- slamball
- pushball
- pointset
- keypoint
- fistball
- pointism
- cutpoint
- pointest
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- lardball
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- tripoint
- woodball
- roofball
- fireball
- beanball
- pointing
- korfball
- cornball
- redpoint
- ballclub
- snotball
- penpoint
- balllike
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- moonball
- backball
- screwball
- pointwork
- telepoint
- wash-ball
- blackball
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- hardpoint
- reefpoint
- pointling
- footpoint
- tape ball
- pointless
- blowpoint
- broomball
- savepoint
- smokeball
- Moneyball
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- viewpoint
- dodgeball
- antipoint
- scuffball
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- slimeball
- timepoint
- swingball
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- pointcast
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- stickball
- basepoint
- ballfield
- mid-point
- pointable
- balljuice
- codepoint
- half-ball
- gridpoint
- plugpoint
- forepoint
- catchball
- stoopball
- cashpoint
- horseball
- feedpoint
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- plowpoint
- pointwise
- multiball
- superball
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- pointlike
- dashpoint
- ballcourt
- nerf ball
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- beachball
- uniballer
- pointclass
- buttonball
- kittenball
- standpoint
- spearpoint
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- pickleball
- knifepoint
- checkpoint
- physioball
- volleyball
- multipoint
- stage ball
- watchpoint
- eight-ball
- murderball
- tunnelball
- bladepoint
- cannonball
- racketball
- underpoint
- lawyerball
- basketball
- micropoint
- crosspoint
- bucketball
- chokepoint
- carpetball
- salespoint
- ballsucker
- touchpoint
- rollerball
- scruffball
- breakpoint
- flash-ball
- sportsball
- paddleball
- trackpoint
- ballkicker
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- waterpoint
- butterball
- disco ball
- flashpoint
- tracepoint
- sleazeball
- pointmaker
- niggerball
- swordpoint
- cheeseball
- quadripoint
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- masterpoint
- branchpoint
- skittleball
- colourpoint
- chargepoint
- ball player
- daggerpoint
- racquetball
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- breastpoint
- ballplaying
- ploughpoint
- needlepoint
- centerpoint
- strongpoint
- knuckleball
- silverpoint
- cabbageball
- changepoint
- bladderball
- trackerball
- washing ball
- counterpoint
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- three-pointer
- point of tangency
- rubber ball blast grenade