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-es

4206 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) -es (noun plural suffix)
  2. 2) -es (verb suffix)
  3. Es (symbol)
  4. abecedarius (noun)
  5. abecedary (noun)
  6. abeyancy (noun)
  7. abhorrency (noun)
  8. abnormalcy (noun)
  9. abnormity (noun)
  10. aboriginality (noun)
  11. abrash (noun)
  12. abraxas (noun)
  13. abstinency (noun)
  14. acanthology (noun)
  15. acarinology (noun)
  16. acatalepsy (noun)
  17. accidentality (noun)
  18. accordancy (noun)
  19. accumbency (noun)
  20. accusatrix (noun)
  21. acescency (noun)
  22. acetometry (noun)
  23. achor (noun)
  24. achromaticity (noun)
  25. acoumetry (noun)
  26. acquiescency (noun)
  27. acrasy (noun)
  28. acridology (noun)
  29. acrobacy (noun)
  30. acrocranial (adjective)

1-es

noun pl suffix
\əz, iz after s, z, sh, ch; z after v or a vowel\

Definition of -ES

—used to form the plural of most nouns that end in s <glasses>, z <fuzzes>, sh <bushes>, ch <peaches>, or a final y that changes to i <ladies> and of some nouns ending in f that changes to v <loaves> — compare 1-s

Origin of -ES

Middle English -es, -s — more at 1-s

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