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Curve Ball

Definition: Curve Ball

Curve Ball

Noun

1. A baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Curve Ball

Synonyms: bender (n), breaking ball (n), curve (n). (additional references)

Modern Usage: Curve Ball

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Forget about the curve ball Ricky, give him the heater. (Major League; writing credit: David S. Ward)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Curve Ball

Domain	Title
Books	Curve Ball (reference) How to Hit a Curve Ball (reference) Quacky and the Crazy Curve Ball (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photo Album: Curve Ball

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Walter Johnson showing President Coolidge how he pitches his curve ball. Johnson on left of the President and Bucky Harris on the right. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Curve Ball

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
curve ball	162
hitting a curve ball	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Curve Ball

Language		Translations for "curve ball"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Japanese Kanji		曲球 , カー�"ン銃 (calf, calfskin, car ferry, carbine, convex mirror, curb market, curve). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きょっきゅう, カーブ (curve). (various references)

Pig Latin		urvecay allbay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Curve Ball

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: curveball.
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-l-l-r-u-v"
	-1 letter: brucella.
	-2 letters: bullace, curable, rubella, rulable.
	-3 letters: allure, baller, bullae, caller, carvel, cellar, claver, culler, culver, laurel, recall, rubace, valuer, verbal.
	-4 letters: abler, acerb, baler, blare, blear, bluer, brace, brave, bulla, caber, cable, calve, carle, carve, caver, cella, clave, clear, crave, cruel, cuber, curve, label, lacer, laver, lucre, ravel, ruble, ulcer, ureal, uveal, value.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-l-l-r-u-v"
	+1 letter: curveballs.
	+2 letters: curveballed.
	+3 letters: curveballing.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial

5. Images: Photo Album
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams

9. Bibliography

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