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dredges

dredges is the plural of dredge.

dredges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dredge.

Meaning of dredge

Noun (1)

dredge (plural dredges)

  1. A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
  2. A dredging machine.
    • The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter.1923, Marine Engineer and Naval Architect - Volume 46, page 162
  3. An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
  4. The act of dredging.
    • A dredge of the river is not possible at this time due to the strong currents and dangerous riptides which plague the St. Lawrence after the ice melts.2021, Suanne Laqueur, Here to Stay
  5. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

Noun (2)

dredge (countable and uncountable, plural dredges)

  1. (countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.

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Proper noun capitalized: Dredges

Dredges

  1. (plural) plural of Dredge

Phrases with dredges

Questions about dredges

What is dredges the plural of?
Dredges is the plural of dredge.
What part of speech is dredges?
Dredges is a proper noun.

Words near dredges in the dictionary

  1. dredged up
  2. dredger
  3. dredgerman
  4. dredgermen
  5. dredgers
  6. dredges
  7. dredges up
  8. dredging
  9. dredging box
  10. dredging boxes
  11. dredging up

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