cojonesn.
/kəʊˈhəʊneɪs/ a. With plural agreement. Testicles.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [noun] > testicle or testicles
bollockeOE
codOE
stone1154
balla1325
cullionc1386
genitoriesa1387
pendantsa1400
bollock stone?a1425
testiclec1425
jewelc1475
dimissariesa1513
dowsetc1560
pill1608
bauble1654
Aaron's bells1681
nutmegs1690
codlings?1691
testis1704
spermarium1861
spermary1864
marblesa1866
nut1865
knackers1866
rock1918
cobbler1934
plum1934
gooly1937
nad1964
cojones1966
nadgers1967
noonies1972
1966 T. Capote In Cold Blood iv. 274 The baseball field was mud up to your cojones.
1966 N. Behn Kremlin Let. i. vi. 85 ‘Hit that big cow in the crutch!.. In the cojones,’ he roared at her, pointing to his own anatomy.
b. Courage, ‘guts’.
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the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [noun]
hearteOE
spirita1382
fierceness1490
stomach?1529
spritec1540
fire1579
mettle1581
rage1590
brave-spiritednessa1617
lion-heart1667
game1747
spunk1773
pluck1785
gameness1810
ginger1836
pluckiness1846
gimp1901
ticker1930
cojones1932
1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon ii. 28 It takes more cojones to be a sportsman where death is a closer party to the game.
1966 Guardian 30 July 7 You have the cojones to ask me if I still got confidence in Britain?
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n.1932- growth-policy
- growth-promoting
- growth-rate
- growth-ratio
- growth-regulating
- growth-regulation
- growth-retarding
- growth-seeking
- growth-stimulating
- growth-target
- growthcondition
- growthcontrol
- growthcontrolling
- growthdirection
- growthform
- growthful
- growthgradient
- growthhalfpenny
- growthhormone
- growthier
- growthiest
- growthinducing
- growthiness
- growthinesses
- growthinfluencing