ballpoint

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noun

A kind of needle with a rounded tip.

“Have you seen my ballpoint? I need to sign this form, and a felt-tip won't make carbons.”

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Meanings

nounballpoint (plural ballpoints)

plural ballpoints

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of ballpoint pen; the nib thereof, containing the ball.

    Have you seen my ballpoint? I need to sign this form, and a felt-tip won't make carbons.

    Synonyms: ball pen, ballpen, biro

  2. businessA kind of needle with a rounded tip.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEllipsis of ballpoint pen; the nib thereof, containing the ball.

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ball penballpenbiro

More synonyms by meaning

nouna pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper

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ballpoint penballpenBiro
Broader
pen
Also see
ballpoint penbiro

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ball + point.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pointball
Cite this entry
APA

ballpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballpoint

MLA

“ballpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballpoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballpoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballpoint.

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