"ballpoint" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ballpoint.wav Forms: ballpoints [plural]
Etymology: From ball + point. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ball|point}} ball + point Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballpoint (plural ballpoints)
  1. (colloquial) A ballpoint pen. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (pen): biro
    Sense id: en-ballpoint-en-noun-cVG1L1Xg Disambiguation of 'pen': 100 0
  2. (sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
    Sense id: en-ballpoint-en-noun-au1OgmPD Categories (other): Sewing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

Inflected forms

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