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Definition of crystal ball noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crystal ball

noun
 
/ˌkrɪstl ˈbɔːl/
 
/ˌkrɪstl ˈbɔːl/
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  1. a clear glass ball used by people who claim they can predict what will happen in the future by looking into it
    • Without a crystal ball, it's impossible to say where we'll be next year.
    • I can’t look into my crystal ball and tell you what will happen!
    • I don’t know if it will work—I don’t have a crystal ball.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + crystal ball
    • gaze into
    • look into
    • have
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