tea ball

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

tea ball

noun tea balls · teaball

A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water. When using a tea ball, fill it to one-half full with tea leaves, leaving enough room in it for the leaves to expand.
Similar: infuser, tea egg

Translations

Every language

noun spherical metal container

Français	boule à thé
Deutsch	Tee-Ei

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"tea ball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tea%20ball. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

tea ball. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20ball

Chicago

"tea ball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20ball.

BibTeX

@misc{tea_ball_2026,
  title = {tea ball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20ball},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}