balls
/bɔːlz/
noun
Meaning
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"
A round or ellipsoidal object.
(mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To form or wind into a ball.
"to ball cotton"
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
"The horse balls; the snow balls."
(usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
To play basketball.
To punish by affixing a ball and chain
Synonyms
noun
Meaning
A formal dance.
A very enjoyable time.
"I had a ball at that concert."
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
To engage in sexual intercourse.
adverb
Meaning
Very. Intensifier.
"It is balls cold out there."