Oxford logo
Toggle navigation
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
TOP
American English
English
American English
Academic English
Collocations
Practical English Usage
German-English
English-German
English
American English
Enter search text
Definition of
ballpoint noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ballpoint
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbɔlpɔɪnt
/
/
(
also
ballpoint pen
)
jump to other results
enlarge image
a pen with a very small metal ball at its point that rolls ink onto the paper
See
ballpoint
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation:
ballpoint
Nearby words
ballpark
noun
ballplayer
noun
ballpoint
noun
ballroom
noun
ballroom dancing
noun