glans

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/ɡlænz/

noun

The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.

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balanusnutbell-endcockheadcue balldickheaddomehead
OriginLatin glāns →
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Meanings

nounglans (plural glandes or (rare) glans)

plural glandes

  1. A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
    1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of glans penis or penile glans.

      Synonyms: balanus, nut, bell-end, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead, dome, head

    2. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of glans clitoridis or clitoral glans.

      Synonyms: balanus, nut

  2. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
  3. medicineSynonym of goiter.

    Synonyms: goiter

  4. gynaecologySynonym of pessary.

    Synonyms: pessary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEllipsis of glans penis or penile glans.

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balanusnutbell-endcockheadcue balldickheaddomeheadhelmetknobknobheadlittle headmushroom tipother headplumpurple helmetskulltipwarhead

nounEllipsis of glans clitoridis or clitoral glans.

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balanusnut

nounSynonym of goiter.

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goiter

nounSynonym of pessary.

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pessary
Also see
balanus

Origin

  1. Latinglāns“acorn”
  2. Englishglans

Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).

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Translations

Arabic حَشَفَة
  • حَشَفَة (ḥašafa)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Bulgarian дъбов жълъд
  • дъбов жълъд (dăbov žălăd)acorn or mast of the oak
Catalan gland
  • glandstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Czech žalud, žalud
  • žaludacorn or mast of the oak
  • žaludstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Dutch eikel, eikel
  • eikelacorn or mast of the oak
  • eikelstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Finnish terho
  • terhoacorn or mast of the oak
French gland, gland
  • glandacorn or mast of the oak
  • glandstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
German Eichel, Eichel
  • Eichelacorn or mast of the oak
  • Eichelstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Hindi मुंड, सुपारी
  • मुंड (muṇḍ)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • सुपारी (supārī)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • टोपा (ṭopā)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • टोपी (ṭopī)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • मणि (maṇi)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • लिंगाग्र (liṅgāgra)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • हशफ़ा (haśfā)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Italian glande
  • glandestructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Korean 도토리
  • 도토리 (dotori)acorn or mast of the oak
Polish żołądź, żołądź
  • żołądźacorn or mast of the oak
  • żołądźstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Portuguese glande
  • glandestructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Romanian gland
  • glandstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Russian голо́вка
  • голо́вка (golóvka)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Slovak žaluď
  • žaluďacorn or mast of the oak
Spanish glande
  • glandestructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Swedish ekollon, ollon
  • ekollonacorn or mast of the oak
  • ollonstructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Turkish haşefe
  • haşefestructure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
Ukrainian жолудь, голі́вка
  • жолудь (žoludʹ)acorn or mast of the oak
  • голі́вка (holívka)structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glans

handsHanssansFranzcairnsmansGanztansbannsManzJanz
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

glans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glans

MLA

“glans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glans. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glans,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glans.

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