different between bells vs balls

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?lz/

Noun

bells

1. plural of bell

Derived terms

• Bowbells
• peal of bells
• ring of bells

Noun

bells pl (plural only)

1. (nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
2. Short for bell-bottoms.
   • 2020, Erica Heller, One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us

     And to him, long bell-bottoms were “arrogant.” So, whenever he was home before I left for school, he would make me stand on the top step of the six steps to the bedroom level of our house and he would inspect my bells.

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Verb

bells

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

Catalan

Adjective

bells

1. masculine plural of bell

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