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crystal ball

noun

a ball of clear crystal, glass, or the like, used in crystal gazing.
a method or means of predicting the future.

crystal ball

noun

the glass globe used in crystal gazing

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crystal ball¹

First recorded in 1850–55

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Idioms and Phrases

A means of predicting the future, as in So what does your crystal ball say about the coming election? The term is a figurative use of the crystal or glass ball used by fortune-tellers. [c. 1900]

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Obviously you don't have a crystal ball, but is there any of those possibilities that you think is more likely than not to play out here?

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Lot always seemed to have so much time at the crease as a batter, as if her mind was a crystal ball predicting what was coming.

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"We don't know where the missing hard drive is," Mr Damm said, "I don't have a crystal ball but there is the possibility of another threat through the backdoor."

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Heading over to the “Shop” tab you can see cat toys, a cat scratching board, cat pin and other products ranging from the practical — a cat bed — to the ridiculous, like a cat crystal ball.

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The crystal ball is cloudy for both the Rams and Chargers.

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