| tea ball | |
| —n | |
| chiefly (US) a perforated metal ball filled with tea leaves and put in boiling water to make tea | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| Main Entry: | tea ball1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See tea egg |