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clothespins

clothespins is the plural of clothespin.

clothespins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clothespin.

Meaning of clothespin

Noun

clothespin (plural clothespins)

  1. (Canada, US) A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
    • At a hundred and thirty pounds, Altman is poised as a clothespin, fierce as a horned owl.2016 October 3, Tad Friend, “Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny”, in The New Yorker
    Synonyms:
    clothes peg

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Questions about clothespins

What is clothespins the plural of?
Clothespins is the plural of clothespin.

Words near clothespins in the dictionary

  1. clothespin
  2. clothespin vote
  3. clothespin votes
  4. clothespinned
  5. clothespinning
  6. clothespins
  7. clothespole
  8. clothespoles
  9. clothespresses
  10. clothesprop
  11. clothesprops

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