crystal ball
Divination orb prop
A crystal ball is a glass sphere used by fortune-tellers who claim to see visions of the future in it.
More commonly, the term appears figuratively for any means of predicting what's to come: I don't have a crystal ball, but I think the market will recover.
Looking into my crystal ball, I'd say she'll be promoted by spring.
Luminous celestial body
- spherePerfectly round solid
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
glowing · pedestal · clear · luminous · iridescent · polished · quartz · leaded glass
Visionary surface-gazing
- fortune-tellingClaiming to predict futures
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
soothsaying · tarot · palmistry · astrology · augury · omens · runes · tea leaves
Prediction of future conditions
- futureTime still to come
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- visionAbility to see
prophecy · precognition · omen · presage · harbinger · foretelling · clairvoyance · sixth sense
One who predicts futures
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- RomaniNomadic ethnic group
- headscarfCloth worn over hair
tent · dark room · mysterious · theatrical · sideshow · parlor · velvet · candles
Supernatural or illusory power
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- occultConcealed from view
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
sorcery · witchcraft · wizard · conjuring · spell · mysticism · ethereal · otherworldly
orb
Luminous celestial body
- spherePerfectly round solid
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- glassTransparent solid from sand
translucent · glowing · pedestal · clear · luminous · iridescent · polished · quartz · leaded glass · smooth
scrying
Visionary surface-gazing
- fortune-tellingClaiming to predict futures
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
seer · soothsaying · tarot · palmistry · astrology · augury · omens · runes · tea leaves · prognostication
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- futureTime still to come
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
vision · prophecy · precognition · omen · presage · harbinger · foretelling · clairvoyance · sixth sense · intuition
fortune teller
One who predicts futures
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- RomaniNomadic ethnic group
headscarf · tent · dark room · mysterious · theatrical · sideshow · parlor · velvet · candles · incense
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- occultConcealed from view
- arcaneUnderstood by few
supernatural · sorcery · witchcraft · wizard · conjuring · spell · mysticism · ethereal · otherworldly · paranormal
- round thingssphere, globe, circle, orb, spheres
- fantasy magicmagic wand, flying broom, love potion, invisibility cloak, enchanted forest
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, yellow brick road
- Fantasy Decordragon statue, fairy figurine, mermaid statue, magic mirror, potion bottle
- Fictional ObjectsExcalibur, magic carpet, invisibility cloak, Mjolnir, One Ring
- magical itemswand, magic wand, cauldron, spellbook, potion
crystal ballrearview mirror
Reflector showing trailing vehicles
hindsight · historical record · archive · history book · autopsy
crystal ballscientific method
Structured process for investigation
laboratory · microscope · telescope · empirical evidence · empirical data
crystal ballcertainty
Total absence of doubt
track record · documentation · hard evidence · eyewitness account · paper trail
ball, crystal, crystalline, amethyst, crystallization, crystallized, crystallizes, crystallizing, microcrystals