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outlashes

outlashes is the plural of outlash.

outlashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outlash.

Meaning of outlash

Noun

outlash (plural outlashes)

  1. The act of somebody lashing out.
    • We cannot speak a loyal word and be meanly silent, we cannot kill and not kill in the same moment, but a room is wide enough for the loyal and mean desire, for the outlash of a murderous thought and the sharp backward stroke of repentance.1876, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter 4, in Daniel Deronda, volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC

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Questions about outlashes

What is outlashes the plural of?
Outlashes is the plural of outlash.

Words near outlashes in the dictionary

  1. outlands
  2. outlane
  3. outlanes
  4. outlash
  5. outlashed
  6. outlashes
  7. outlashing
  8. outlast
  9. outlasted
  10. outlaster
  11. outlasters

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