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last resorts

last resorts is the plural of last resort.

Meaning of last resort

Noun

last resort (plural last resorts)

  1. (idiomatic) The only remaining, often least desirable, option when all others have been excluded.
    • I wouldn't recommend doing surgery on yourself, unless it is a last resort.
    Synonyms:
    last refuge

Questions about last resorts

What is last resorts the plural of?
Last resorts is the plural of last resort.

Words near last resorts in the dictionary

  1. last quarter
  2. last quarters
  3. last refuge
  4. last refuges
  5. last resort
  6. last resorts
  7. last respects
  8. last rites
  9. last roundup
  10. last roundups
  11. last scattering surface

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