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Tarnish vs Balls - What's the difference?

tarnish | balls |

As nouns the difference between tarnish and balls

is that tarnish is oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air while balls is .

As a verb tarnish

is to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

tarnish

English

Noun

(-)
  • Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
  • Verb

    (es)
  • To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
  • Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing .
  • To soil, sully, damage or compromise
  • He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.
  • (figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
  • * Dryden
  • Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, / Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight.

    balls

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Can you believe he can juggle six balls at once?
  • (slang) The testicles.
  • Dude, he got hit in the balls !
  • (uncountable, countable, slang) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness.
  • He must have a lot of balls to talk to his boss that way.
    He's the guy with the big balls in that group.
    You do not have the balls to go through with that.
    (Stephen Colbert)
  • (British, slang) Rubbish, nonsense.
  • That's a load of balls .
  • (UK, Ireland, slang) A balls-up; a botched job.
  • Don't make a balls of it!

    Derived terms

    * ballsy * bust one's balls * bust someone's balls * have someone by the balls

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ball)
  • Adverb

    (-)
  • (slang) Very.
  • It is balls cold out there.