"apples" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: * (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice. Etymology templates: {{sense|stairs}} (stairs):, {{m|en|apples and pears}} apples and pears, {{sense|nice}} (nice): Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} apples (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, Australian rhyming slang) Nice, fine. Tags: Australia, Australian, not-comparable, slang Derived forms: she'll be apples, she's apples
    Sense id: en-apples-en-adj-5s2egRNJ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 18 28 26 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 23 11 20 26 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈæp.(ə)lz/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 apples.ogg [Australia]
enPR: ăpʹ(ə)lz Rhymes: -æpəlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} apples
  1. plural of apple Tags: form-of, plural Form of: apple
    Sense id: en-apples-en-noun-OwXE9MeF Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 23 11 20 26 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: * (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice. Etymology templates: {{sense|stairs}} (stairs):, {{m|en|apples and pears}} apples and pears, {{sense|nice}} (nice): Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} apples pl (plural only)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears. Tags: Cockney, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-apples-en-noun-7EEwMgOc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 18 28 26 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 23 11 20 26 19
  2. (slang) Testicles. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-apples-en-noun-cpgZmlXz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 18 28 26 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 23 11 20 26 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈæp.(ə)lz/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 apples.ogg [Australia]
enPR: ăpʹ(ə)lz Rhymes: -æpəlz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} apples
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of apple Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: apple
    Sense id: en-apples-en-verb-vFX2jhmz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 18 28 26 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 23 11 20 26 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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