knuck|le|ball|er

knuck|le|ball|er
knuck|le|ball|er «NUHK uhl BL uhr», noun.
Baseball. a pitcher who is adept at throwing a knuckle ball.

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  • knuck·le·ball — /ˈnʌkəlˌbɑːl/ noun, pl balls [count] baseball : a pitch that is thrown with very little spin by holding the ball with the knuckles or fingertips called also knuckler …   Useful english dictionary

  • knuck — knuck·le·ball·er; knuck·led; knuck·le dust; knuck·le dust·er; knuck·ler; knuck·le·some; knuck·ly; knuck·le; …   English syllables

  • ball — ball; ball·er; ball·ing; ball·iz·ing; base·ball; bee·ball; em·ball; high·ball·er; knuck·le·ball·er; spit·ball·er; bucky·ball; foos·ball; scuzz·ball; track·ball; …   English syllables

  • knuck|ler — «NUHK luhr», noun. = knuckle ball. (Cf. ↑knuckle ball) …   Useful english dictionary

  • knuckle ball — knuck′le ball or knuck′le•ball n. spo a slow baseball pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles or fingertips Also called knuck•ler [[t]ˈnʌk lər[/t]] Etymology: 1905–10, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • knuckleballer — knuck·le·ball·er …   English syllables

  • knuckleball — knuckle ball or knuck·le·ball (nŭkʹəl bôl ) n. Baseball A slow, randomly fluttering pitch thrown by gripping the ball with the tips or nails of two or three fingers.   knuckʹle·ball er n. * * * …   Universalium

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • knuckler — knuck·ler (nŭkʹlər) n. Baseball A knuckle ball. * * * …   Universalium

  • knuckleballer — ˈnəkəlˌbȯlə(r) noun ( s) : a baseball pitcher that specializes in pitching knuckle balls * * * /nuk euhl baw leuhr/, n. Baseball. a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls. [KNUCKLE BALL + ER1] * * * knuckˈleballer noun (baseball) A… …   Useful english dictionary

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