different between balls vs ballas

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??lz/
• Rhymes: -??lz

Noun

balls

1. plural of ball
   • W. S. Gilbert, HMS Pinafore

     When the balls whistle free o'er the bright blue sea / We stand to our guns all day.

2. (vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.

3. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:courage
4. (uncountable, Britain, vulgar, colloquial) Rubbish, nonsense.

5. (Britain, Ireland, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

balls (third-person singular simple present ballses, present participle ballsing, simple past and past participle ballsed)

1. (vulgar, transitive) Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
2. (vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Verb

balls

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball

Derived terms

• balls about, balls around
• balls on
• balls up

Adverb

balls (not comparable)

1. (slang) Very. Intensifier.

Translations

Further reading

• ball on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• testicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• courage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Noun

balls

1. plural of ball

English

Noun

ballas

1. plural of balla

Albanian

Etymology

A Gheg term, an -as enlargement of ballë.

Verb

ballas (first-person singular past tense ballita, participle ballitur)

1. (Gheg) to face danger

Synonyms

• përball

Related terms

• ballë
• përbalcë

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: balla, ballât

Verb

ballas

1. second-person singular past historic of baller