crystal ballnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌkrɪs.təl ˈbɔːl/us/ˌkrɪs.təl ˈbɑːl/a transparent glass ball used by someone who says they can discover what will happen to you in the future by looking into it:
Looking into the crystal ball, it's safe to say that interest rates will rise next year.
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Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- intuition
- intuitive
- nasty
- omen
- ominous
- projection
- prophetic
- psychic
- read sb's mind idiom
- read sb's palm idiom
- read the runes idiom
- scenario
- scent
- visionary
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