Plural of dash
regular plural
The plural of dash is dashes.
Forms of dash
| Singular | dash /ˈdæʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | dashes /ˈdæʃɪz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Dashes in a sentence
- It was a thunderstormy morning, eleven o'clock, with great dashes of rain pounding against the windows.1973, Jane Roberts, The education of Oversoul Seven, page 8. From the entry eleven
- The great script swooped and spated; then broke off, baulkingly, with a scatter of dashes and curves.1934, Susan Miles [pen name; Ursula Wyllie Roberts], Blind Men Crossing a Bridge, Frederick A. Stokes Company, page 585. From the entry baulkingly
- Splashing in white dashes on the boating lake.2014 November 18, John Swinfield, Knock Down Ginger, eBook Partnership, →ISBN. From the entry teem
- Break the task down into 25-minute dashes (pomodoros).2014, Graham Allcott, A Practical Guide to Productivity. From the entry pomodoro
- A stickwoman weeping tears in red dashes like tracer rounds.1988, John Hildebrand, Reading the River: A Voyage Down the Yukon, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 137. From the entry stickwoman
Meaning of dash
- noun Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- noun A hyphen or minus sign.
- noun The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
Questions about the plural of dash
- What is the plural of dash?
- The plural of dash is dashes.
- Is dash countable?
- Dash is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dash (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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