plural nouns
Words for many
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Most English plurals add -s or -es: cats, boxes, churches.
Irregular plurals change form entirely: children, mice, feet.
Some nouns stay the same in both singular and plural: sheep, deer, aircraft.
Mass nouns like furniture or information typically don't take plural forms at all.
- applesRound tree fruit
- alumniFormer school members
- geesePlural of goose
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
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