Synonyms for testis

Most common

ball · egg · nut · testicle · sperm sack

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A testicle of a vertebrate.

Related words

Word family

testitis testicle

Phrases

undescended testis

Forms

Plural

testes → testicles, eggs, balls, nuts…

Example sentences

• ball I shall try to take the ball without him noticing.
• egg If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?
• nut With difficulty, I crack a nut with my bare hands.
• testicle My hamster has a swollen testicle on one side.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

egg¹, nut¹

4 letters

ball¹

6 letters

orchis

7 letters

bollock

8 letters

testicle³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (testicle³ = 3 syllables).