plural

Adjective
  1. Composed of more than one member, set, or kind (synset 302191151)
  2. Grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units (synset 302190618)
    similar to: dual - a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
Noun
  1. The form of a word that is used to denote more than one (synset 106306016)
    domain member usage:
    • relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
    • flying colors, flying colours - complete success
    • wings - a means of flight or ascent
    • ambages - (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
    • innings - the batting turn of a cricket player or team
    • sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
    • craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
    • high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking
    • ludi saeculares, secular games - the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era
    • heroics - ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
    • deeds, works - performance of moral or religious acts
    • services - performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
    • calisthenics, callisthenics - light exercises designed to promote general fitness
    • hustings - the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
    • arts and crafts - the arts of decorative design and handicraft
    • contretemps - an awkward clash
    • last rites - rites performed in connection with a death or burial
    • devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
    • stations, stations of the cross - (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
    • round - (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
    • alms - money or goods contributed to the poor
    • operations, trading operations - financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
    • swaddling clothes - restrictions placed on the immature
    • dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent
    • last respects - the act of expressing respect for someone who has died
    • props - proper respect
    • appointment, fitting - (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
    • augean stables - (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
    • backstairs - a second staircase at the rear of a building
    • basic, staple - (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
    • bath salts - a preparation that softens or scents a bath
    • bedspring - (usually in the plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
    • bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers - (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
    • bellows - (used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
    • bermuda shorts, jamaica shorts - (used in the plural) short pants that end at the knee
    • bikini pants - (used in the plural) small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women
    • binoculars, field glasses, opera glasses - (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
    • bleachers - (used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached
    • bloomers, drawers, knickers, pants - (used in the plural) underpants worn by women
    • boards - (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
    • boards - (used in the plural) the stage of a theater
    • bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals - (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
    • brace, gallus, suspender - elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
    • brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks - (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
    • breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers - (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
    • briefs, jockey shorts - (used in the plural) short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
    • britches - (used in the plural) informal term for breeches
    • buckskins - (used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin
    • cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors
    • chain tongs - a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe
    • chap - (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
    • chinos - (plural) trousers made with chino cloth
    • churidars - tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)
    • civies, civvies - civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
    • cleaners, dry cleaners - shop where dry cleaning is done
    • cleats - shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
    • clews - the cords used to suspend a hammock
    • colors, colours - a flag that shows its nationality
    • colors, colours - a distinguishing emblem
    • consumer goods - goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
    • cords, corduroys - cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
    • crown jewels - regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions
    • diggings, digs - an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
    • boxers, boxershorts, drawers, shorts, underdrawers - underpants worn by men
    • dress blues, dress whites - a dress uniform for formal occasions
    • drygoods, soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise
    • consumer durables, durable goods, durables - consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
    • eaves - the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
    • epsom salts - (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative
    • fancy goods - goods that are chiefly ornamental
    • fatigues - military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
    • coal tongs, fire tongs - tongs for taking hold of burning coals
    • firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
    • fixings, trimmings - the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)
    • flannel, gabardine, tweed, white - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
    • flats - footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
    • footlights - theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
    • forceps - an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
    • furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
    • furnishing, trappings - (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
    • gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
    • gasworks - the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
    • goggles - (plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
    • foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
    • head - (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
    • headquarters, hq, military headquarters - the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
    • central office, headquarters, home base, home office, main office - (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
    • hot pants - skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
    • houselights - lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
    • ice tongs - tongs for lifting blocks of ice
    • chains, irons - metal shackles; for hands or legs
    • ironworks - the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
    • blue jeans, denim, jeans - (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
    • jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches - (used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
    • knockout drops - chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
    • limbers - a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
    • golf links, links - a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
    • lion-jaw forceps - a type of forceps
    • living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in
    • locking pliers - pliers that can be locked in place
    • long johns - warm underwear with long legs
    • military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post
    • mouse-tooth forceps - a type of forceps
    • napier's bones, napier's rods - a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier
    • needlenose pliers - small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work
    • packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale
    • jammies, pajama, pj's, pyjama - (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers
    • pantie, panty, scanty, step-in - short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
    • bars, parallel bars - gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
    • pedal pushers, toreador pants - (used in the plural) snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls
    • pair of pliers, pliers, plyers - a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
    • plus fours - men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)
    • pruning shears - shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants
    • public works - structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use
    • pump-type pliers - a type of pliers
    • punch pliers - punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather
    • rabbit ears - an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V
    • rariora - (plural) rare collector's items
    • regimentals - the military uniform and insignia of a regiment
    • rib joint pliers - a type of pliers
    • rings - gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
    • saltworks - a plant where salt is produced commercially
    • pair of scissors, scissors - an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
    • secateurs - small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
    • seven wonders of the ancient world, seven wonders of the world - impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
    • shears - large scissors with strong blades
    • short pants, shorts, trunks - (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
    • silks - the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
    • skivvies - (used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants
    • slacks - (used in the plural) pants for casual wear
    • slip-joint pliers - pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws
    • small stores - personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay
    • snips, tinsnips - (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
    • snuffers - scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick
    • soap flakes - soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster
    • eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles - (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
    • sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity
    • stacks - storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
    • stairs, steps - a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
    • stocking - close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
    • stocks - a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
    • stocks - a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
    • stocks - a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
    • street clothes - ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)
    • stretch pants - trousers made of a stretchy fabric
    • sundries - miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified
    • dark glasses, shades, sunglasses - (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
    • swaddling bands, swaddling clothes - a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
    • sweat pants, sweatpants - loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes
    • bathing trunks, swimming trunks - swimsuit worn by men while swimming
    • tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
    • thinning shears - shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair
    • leotards, tights - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
    • duds, threads, togs - informal terms for clothing
    • pair of tongs, tongs - any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
    • topside - (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline
    • trews - (used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan
    • pair of trousers, pant, trousers - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
    • underpants - an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin
    • undies - women's underwear
    • waders - waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers
    • water wings - a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim
    • waterworks - workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
    • weeds, widow's weeds - a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
    • white goods - large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
    • workings, works - the internal mechanism of a device
    • piece goods, yard goods - merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard
    • superficies - the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
    • odds - the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
    • desert - (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
    • nerves - control of your emotions
    • manners - social deportment
    • confines - a bounded scope
    • states' rights - the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
    • shades - (plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
    • abc, abc's, abcs, alphabet, first principles, rudiments - the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
    • bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements
    • intention - (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
    • telecommunication - (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
    • channel, communication channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access
    • telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
    • title - (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
    • writing - (usually plural) the collected work of an author
    • curiosa - books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)
    • chart - (usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music
    • overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
    • greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
    • compliments, regard, wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
    • condition, strings, term - (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
    • suspension point - (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
    • congratulation, felicitation - (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
    • deliberation - (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
    • order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
    • depredation, ravage - (usually plural) a destructive action
    • exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
    • brussels sprouts - the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant
    • oat - seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
    • paring - (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel
    • people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    • peoples - the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
    • ancients - people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
    • grass roots - the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)
    • flinders - bits and splinters and fragments
    • interest, interest group - (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
    • folks - your parents
    • brethren - (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
    • poor, poor people - people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
    • rich, rich people - people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
    • sabaoth - (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament
    • fedayeen - (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel
    • islam nation, islamic ummah, muslim ummah, umma, ummah - the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
    • headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
    • unemployed, unemployed people - people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)
    • depths - (plural) the deepest and most remote part
    • close quarters - a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
    • archeological remains, remains - a relic that has been excavated from the soil
    • badlands - deeply eroded barren land
    • coffee grounds - the dregs remaining after brewing coffee
    • down - (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
    • dregs, settlings - sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    • lees - the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
    • remains - any object that is left unused or still extant
    • scablands - (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
    • scraping - (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
    • steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
    • authority - (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
    • connection - (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
    • spoil - (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
    • reparation - (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
    • residual - (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing
    • incidental, incidental expense, minor expense - (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
    • travel expense - (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer
    • assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
    • receivables - money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts
    • deep pockets - (plural) a source of substantial wealth
    • reserve assets - capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands
    • current assets, liquid assets, quick assets - assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)
    • right - (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
    • liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else
    • accounts receivable - a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services
    • boxcars - (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots
    • conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare
    • conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
    • drusen - (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina
    • hiccough, hiccup, singultus - (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
    • depth - (usually plural) a low moral state
    is a type of: descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    same as: plural form

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