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kelps

kelps is the plural of kelp.

kelps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kelp.

Meaning of kelp

Noun (1)

kelp (countable and uncountable, plural kelps)

  1. Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (especially of order Laminariales).
    • Underneath the area demarcated by the buoys, Ms Puckett plants kelp—a type of seaweed—on long ropes that resemble washing lines.2021 June 26, “Why New England is going wild for wet weeds”, in The Economist, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    oyster grass
  2. The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.

Noun (2)

kelp (plural kelps)

  1. (dialectal) A hook or crook by which a pot is hung over a fire.
  2. (obsolete) A sheath.

See all 5 meanings of kelp

Phrases with kelps

Questions about kelps

What is kelps the plural of?
Kelps is the plural of kelp.

Words near kelps in the dictionary

  1. kelpfishes
  2. kelpie
  3. kelpies
  4. Kelpin
  5. kelping
  6. kelps
  7. kelpware
  8. kelpwort
  9. kelpy
  10. Kels
  11. Kelsale

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kelps (page history and authors); kelp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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