ballsnoun [ plural ]
uk/bɔːlz/us/bɑːlz/offensiveballs noun [ plural ] (BODY)
→ testicle :
She fought off her attacker by kicking him in the balls.
balls noun [ plural ] (NONSENSE)
complete nonsense:
What he said was a load of balls.
"All men are pigs." "Balls! (= I completely disagree!)"
balls noun [ plural ] (COURAGE)
courage and confidence:
You have to admit it - the woman's got balls!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bravery
- audacious
- audacity
- bold
- bottle
- bravery
- courage
- Dutch courage
- fearless
- fighting spirit
- fortitude
- gallant
- gut
- heart
- liquid courage
- nerve
- pluck
- spunk
- valorous
- valour
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Idiom(s)
have sb by the balls