"crystal ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crystal balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crystal ball (plural crystal balls)
  1. A globe of glass or crystal used to foretell the future. Categories (topical): Divination, Wicca Synonyms: crystal sphere, orbuculum, shew stone, showstone, seeing stone, scrying stone Related terms: scry Translations (globe used to foretell the future): كُرَة بِلَّوْرِيَّة (alt: kura(t) billawriyya) [feminine] (Arabic), bola de vidre (Catalan), 水晶球 (shuǐjīngqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), křišťálová koule (Czech), věštecká koule (Czech), glazen bol (Dutch), kristalglobo (Esperanto), kristallipallo (Finnish), boule de cristal (French), Glaskugel [feminine] (German), Kristallkugel [feminine] (German), כַּדּוּר בְּדֹלַח (kaddúr bdólaḥ) [masculine] (Hebrew), sfera di cristallo (Italian), palla di cristallo (Italian), 水晶玉 (suishōdama) (alt: すいしょうだま) (Japanese), 수정 구슬 (sujeong guseul) (Korean), pila crystallīna [feminine] (Latin), krištolinis rutulys (Lithuanian), spådomskule [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), krystallkule [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), szklana kula [feminine] (Polish), bola de cristal (Portuguese), glob de cristal [neuter] (Romanian), маги́ческий криста́лл (magíčeskij kristáll) [masculine] (Russian), хруста́льный шар (xrustálʹnyj šar) [masculine] (Russian), kristalna kugla (Serbo-Croatian), bola de cristal (Spanish), kristallkula [common-gender] (Swedish), banawan (Tagalog), sihirli küre (Turkish), kristal küre (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-crystal_ball-en-noun-gSEe~aZ1 Disambiguation of Divination: 54 25 21 Disambiguation of Wicca: 41 15 44 Disambiguation of 'globe used to foretell the future': 65 31 4
  2. (by extension) A way of seeing into the future. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Wicca Translations (way of seeing into the future): kristallipallo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-crystal_ball-en-noun-6tV0Ra-W Disambiguation of Wicca: 41 15 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 53 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 54 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 46 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 53 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 25 53 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 52 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 51 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 33 44 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 52 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of 'way of seeing into the future': 21 76 3
  3. One of the magickal tools of Wicca, used for divination and altar purposes Categories (topical): Wicca
    Sense id: en-crystal_ball-en-noun-G9FIw5Ev Disambiguation of Wicca: 41 15 44

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          "globe",
          "globe"
        ],
        [
          "glass",
          "glass"
        ],
        [
          "crystal",
          "crystal"
        ],
        [
          "foretell",
          "foretell"
        ],
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If her past is a crystal ball to her future, she will perhaps never be rich, even though she is a kind, hard-working person.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A way of seeing into the future."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) A way of seeing into the future."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One of the magickal tools of Wicca, used for divination and altar purposes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "magickal",
          "magickal"
        ],
        [
          "Wicca",
          "Wicca"
        ],
        [
          "divination",
          "divination"
        ],
        [
          "altar",
          "altar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "crystal sphere"
    },
    {
      "word": "orbuculum"
    },
    {
      "word": "shew stone"
    },
    {
      "word": "showstone"
    },
    {
      "word": "seeing stone"
    },
    {
      "word": "scrying stone"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "alt": "kura(t) billawriyya",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كُرَة بِلَّوْرِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "bola de vidre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shuǐjīngqiú",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "水晶球"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "křišťálová koule"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "věštecká koule"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "glazen bol"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "kristalglobo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "kristallipallo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "boule de cristal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Glaskugel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kristallkugel"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kaddúr bdólaḥ",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כַּדּוּר בְּדֹלַח"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "sfera di cristallo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "palla di cristallo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すいしょうだま",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suishōdama",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "水晶玉"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sujeong guseul",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "수정 구슬"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pila crystallīna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "krištolinis rutulys"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spådomskule"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krystallkule"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szklana kula"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "bola de cristal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "glob de cristal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "magíčeskij kristáll",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "маги́ческий криста́лл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xrustálʹnyj šar",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хруста́льный шар"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "kristalna kugla"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "bola de cristal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kristallkula"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "banawan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "sihirli küre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "globe used to foretell the future",
      "word": "kristal küre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "way of seeing into the future",
      "word": "kristallipallo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "crystal ball"
  ],
  "word": "crystal ball"
}

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