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clumpnounA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
clodnounA lump of something, especially earth or clay.
nutnoun(food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
lumpnounSomething that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
globenounThe planet Earth.
gonadnoun(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
bollocknoun(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
testiclenoun(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).
globnounA round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
ballocknounAlternative spelling of bollock. [(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.]
testisnoun(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
musket ballnoun(firearms, historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
chunknounA large or substantial portion of something.
eggnoun(countable, zoology) (specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
orbnounA spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

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globnounA round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
lumpnounSomething that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
clumpnounA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
globenounThe planet Earth.
clodnounA lump of something, especially earth or clay.
chunknounA large or substantial portion of something.
ballocknounAlternative spelling of bollock. [(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.]
orbnounA spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
bollocknoun(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
testisnoun(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
gonadnoun(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
testiclenoun(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).
eggnoun(countable, zoology) (specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
nutnoun(food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
musket ballnoun(firearms, historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
hitchnoun(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
stakenounA share or interest in a business or a given situation.
rollernoun(heading) Anything that rolls.
bolanounA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
whirlnounAn act of whirling.

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