Testicle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɛstɪkəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Testicle is a noun meaning A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.
Meaning
A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.
More Meanings
- (more commonly) Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).
Example Sentences
In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity.
Despite your jogging and the hairiness of your legs, the shoe of aging is beginning to pinch. Soon you'll regret all that sun-tanning. Your face will look like a testicle.
Word Forms
- testicles
Synonyms for testicle
Depending on context, synonyms include testicles, nut, ball, gonad, bollock, ballock.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gonad, testis, egg, bollock, ballock, nut.
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