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glans

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɡlænz/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.

Ellipsis of glans penis or penile glans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: balanus, nut, bell-end, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead, dome, head, helmet, knob, knobhead, little head, mushroom tip, other head, plum, purple helmet, skull, tip, warhead

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.

Ellipsis of glans clitoridis or clitoral glans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: balanus, nut

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of goiter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goiter

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of pessary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gynaecology, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pessary

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

Narrower terms: glans clitoridis, glans penis

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَشَفَة (ḥašafa) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Belarusian: гало́ўка (halówka) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Catalan: gland — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Czech: žalud — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Dutch: eikel — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • French: gland — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • German: Eichel — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: मुंड (muṇḍ) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: सुपारी (supārī) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: टोपा (ṭopā) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: टोपी (ṭopī) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: मणि (maṇi) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: लिंगाग्र (liṅgāgra) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Hindi: हशफ़ा (haśfā) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Italian: glande — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Polish: żołądź — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Portuguese: glande — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Romanian: gland — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Russian: голо́вка (golóvka) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Spanish: glande — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Swedish: ollon — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Turkish: haşefe — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Ottoman Turkish: حشفه (haşefe) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Ukrainian: голі́вка (holívka) — structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris
  • Bulgarian: дъбов жълъд (dǎbov žǎlǎd) — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Czech: žalud — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Dutch: eikel — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Finnish: terho — acorn or mast of the oak
  • French: gland — acorn or mast of the oak
  • German: Eichel — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Ido: glano — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Korean: 도토리 (dotori) — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Polish: żołądź — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Slovak: žaluď — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Swedish: ekollon — acorn or mast of the oak
  • Ukrainian: жолудь (žoludʹ) — acorn or mast of the oak
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