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balls

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for balls.

Editorial note

That would require balls of steel (or equivalent for corporations), especially in the face of controversies such as The Fappening.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of balls gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.

noun

(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for balls.

noun

A surname.

noun

(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.

noun

(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.

verb

(vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Example sentences

1

That would require balls of steel (or equivalent for corporations), especially in the face of controversies such as The Fappening.

2

Most outdoor sports with balls in rapid motion (soccer, backyard baseball or football or basketball, etc.) pretty much ensure this.

3

At the end of the day, you're 23 and have the world by the balls.

4

An unappreciated facet of dealing with big balls of mud is also that unit tests usually range from unhelpful to downright harmful.

5

But I do wish more celebrities would have the balls to stand up against real political problems of today.

6

I experience so many more random beach balls using Safari that I never experience using Chrome.

7

I started getting copies of Amiga-related magazines, and saw these amazing three-dimensional pictures of things like balls and rubber ducks.

8

It's a shame they didn't have the balls to stick to it.

9

You could have been sewing soccer balls since the age of nine.

10

I work at an organization that has a large number of big balls of mud.

11

This helps lessen eye strain as there are many different coloured balls at differing distances that one must focus on and thus relaxes the eyes.

12

Selling bowling balls (an example in the article) might not be academic, but clearing a million dollars in profit annually requires plenty of business intelligence.

Quote examples

1

During the "work", the boss will throw us a couple curve balls too -- it's interesting to see how applicants react.

2

As well as lifting, our rediscover of bells and balls and movements that activate our "stabilizer muscles" and more systens is the best thing.

3

With that goes the illusion of being "deep" while tripping balls.

4

This still seems like a better idea than "Tell me about yourself" and "How many golf balls fit in a 747?"

Proper noun examples

1

Balls, which is what Facebook will have him by for ripping off Rooms.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use balls in a sentence?

That would require balls of steel (or equivalent for corporations), especially in the face of controversies such as The Fappening.

What does balls mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is balls?

balls is commonly used as noun, verb.