"girls" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɝlz/ [General-American], /ɡɜːlz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-girls.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} girls
  1. plural of girl Tags: form-of, plural Form of: girl
    Sense id: en-girls-en-noun-J7G~Z1JF

Noun

IPA: /ɡɝlz/ [General-American], /ɡɜːlz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-girls.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} girls pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) A woman's breasts. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-girls-en-noun-ZP5rEChv

Verb

IPA: /ɡɝlz/ [General-American], /ɡɜːlz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-girls.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} girls
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of girl Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: girl
    Sense id: en-girls-en-verb-x-nKFxHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 95 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 9 60

Download JSON data for girls meaning in English (2.9kB)

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