crystal ball
noun
a ball of clear crystal, glass, or the like, used in crystal gazing.
a method or means of predicting the future.
Origin of crystal ball
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby crystal ball
cryptozoology,
cryptozoon,
cryptozygous,
cryst.,
crystal,
crystal ball,
crystal class,
crystal clear, be,
crystal counter,
crystal defect,
crystal detector
British Dictionary definitions for crystal ball
crystal ball
noun
the glass globe used in crystal gazing
Idioms and Phrases with crystal ball
crystal ball
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]