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morses

morses is the plural of morse.

Meaning of morse

Noun (1)

morse (plural morses)

  1. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.
    • The morse bore a seraph's head in gold-thread raised work.1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC

Noun (2)

morse (plural morses)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of walrus.
    • The morse is said to roar or bellow loudly, but the animal we slew made no outcry, [...]1829, [Robert Pearse Gillies], “The Voyage. (Continued.)”, in Tales of a Voyager to the Arctic Ocean. […] (Second Series), volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 66
    Synonyms:
    walrus

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Verb capitalized: Morses

Morses

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of Morse

Questions about morses

What is morses the plural of?
Morses is the plural of morse.
What part of speech is morses?
Morses is a verb.

Words near morses in the dictionary

  1. morselled
  2. morselling
  3. morsels
  4. Morseman
  5. Morsemen
  6. morses
  7. Morshedqoli
  8. Morshyn
  9. morsicatio
  10. morsing
  11. morsings

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