fords
fords is the plural of ford.
fords is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ford.
Meaning of ford
Noun
ford (plural fords)
- A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- He swam the Esk river where ford there was none.1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “(please specify the introduction or canto number, or chapter name)”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald...
- Synonyms:
- water-splash
- A stream; a current.
- With water of the ford / Or of the clouds.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 34
Noun capitalized: Fords
Fords
- plural of Ford
Proper noun capitalized: Fords
Fords
- A census-designated place in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
- A locality in Light council area, Mid North region, South Australia, named after landowner John Ford.
Phrases with fords
Words that rhyme with fords
Questions about fords
- What does fords mean?
- Fords means a census-designated place in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
- What is fords the plural of?
- Fords is the plural of ford.
- What part of speech is fords?
- Fords can be a noun or a proper noun.
Words near fords in the dictionary
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