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Synonyms for balls

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bawl
Phonetic Transcription : bɔl

Top 10 synonyms for balls
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Définition of balls

Origin :
  • "testicles," early 14c., from plural of ball (n.1). See also ballocks. Meaning "courage, nerve" is from 1928. Balls to the wall, however, probably is from World War II Air Forces slang, from the ball that topped the aircraft throttle, thrust to the bulkhead of the cockpit to attain full speed. Ball-busting "difficult" is first recorded 1944; ball-buster, disparaging for "dominant female," is from 1974.
  • noun dance party
  • noun globe, sphere
Example sentences :
  • Mix the cream and salt with the cheese and shape into balls.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • He moved with alert assurance, lithely balanced on the balls of his feet, noiselessly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The balls experimented on were a new set obtained from Mr. Bown.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • We stuffed the pink dainties with mint, and baked them in balls of clay.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • While he yet spake, two balls entered his heart, and he fell dead.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The more the season for balls advances, the more indolent you become.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But suddenly two shots resounded, and Hatteras felt the balls graze his head.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • He had only sufficient powder left to load three times, and he had just three balls.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Because you never visit us and, most likely, there will not be many more of these balls.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • By means of these hooks the balls were fastened to the jackets of the adventurers.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
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