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ball noun

  /baːl/ , /bɑl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
 pallo, kuula
  • A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  • (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
 pallo
  • (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
 pallo, kuula, päkiä
  • (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
 väärä
  • (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
 kuula, pallo
  • (mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
 höpinä, roska
  • A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
 kerä, lankakerä
  • (in the plural) Courage.
 muna
palli
  • (cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
 syöttö

ball noun

  /baːl/ , /bɑl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • A formal dance.
 tanssiaiset
  • (informal) A very enjoyable time.
 hauskaa

balls noun

  /baːlz/ , /bɑlz/ , /bɔːlz/
  • (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
 kantti, kassit, muna, munat, pallit

ball verb

  /baːl/ , /bɑl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • (transitive, , intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with).
 naida, nussia, panna

balls adverb

  /baːlz/ , /bɑlz/ , /bɔːlz/
  • (slang) Very. Intensifier.
 helkkarin, helvetin, vitun
if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle
jos tädillä ois munat, niin täti olis setä, jos tädillä olisi munat, se olisi setä
suck my balls
ime munaa
lick someone's balls
nuolla persettä
grow some balls
hankkia selkäranka, kasvattaa selkäranka
too many balls in the air
liian monta rautaa tulessa
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