plural of ball in hand

plural of ball bearing

(engineering) A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements.

A kind of scooper or spoon with small hemispherical head which is useful for scooping round pieces of melon, watermelon, etc.

plural of melon ball scooper

(Ireland, historical) Electoral strategy pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn Féin, while the IRA continued military operations against the British Army and RUC.

A bulletproof vest.

plural of ballistic vest

(historical) A muzzle-loading bullet with a hollow base, much used in the second half of the nineteenth century.

(slang) A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal; testicles experiencing such an ache. / (slang, figuratively) Unfulfilled sexual desire.