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tea balls

tea balls is the plural of tea ball.

Meaning of tea ball

Noun

tea ball (plural tea balls)

  1. A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water.
    • When using a tea ball, fill it to one-half full with tea leaves, leaving enough room in it for the leaves to expand.1995, Campbell Dawn, The Tea Book, Pelican Publishing, →ISBN, page 84
    Synonyms:
    infuser, tea egg

Questions about tea balls

What is tea balls the plural of?
Tea balls is the plural of tea ball.

Words near tea balls in the dictionary

  1. tea bag
  2. tea bagged
  3. tea bagging
  4. tea bags
  5. tea ball
  6. tea balls
  7. tea biscuit
  8. tea biscuits
  9. tea board
  10. tea boards
  11. tea boat

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