Plural of bob
regular plural
The plural of bob is bobs.
Forms of bob
| Singular | bob /bɒb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bobs |
| Countable | countable |
Bobs in a sentence
- They will take pictures of each other under the cherry blossoms and—the Chamber of Commerce hopes—spend a few bobs for hot logs, gasoline, eastern finery and souvenirs of the nation’s capital.1949 March 23, “Capital Planning For Cherry Blossom Festival On April 3”, in Warren Times-Mirror, volume forty-nine, Warren, Pa., page...
- Changes: This release adds 2 new effects (bobs and unlimited bobs), has a GFX directory for sharing graphics, adds utility functions to the common code2002, demoeffects, “Demotized 0.0.1 - A collection of demo effects from the early days of the demo scene.”, in fm.announce (Usenet)
- The Senate version of the House measure now bobs quietly in the horse latitudes of legislative inaction.2000 July 24, Froma Harrop, “When a tax-free Internet robs the states, guess who they will tax?”, in Free Lance-Star, retrieved 16 May…. From the entry horse latitudes
- “Finished the last one at three this morning, apart from bits and bobs and poppers.1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 124. From the entry dead
- Last year Chinese coolie coats were the rage, along with snazzy neckties and boyish bobs.1927 September 20, “Dad is anxious to see what s[tyles?] in high school: Casts anxious eye on school mode; short slickers are due”, in…. From the entry snazzy
Meaning of bob
- verb To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
- verb To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
- verb To perform oral sex on someone.
Questions about the plural of bob
- What is the plural of bob?
- The plural of bob is bobs.
- Is bob countable?
- Bob is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bob (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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