Plural of elbow
regular plural
The plural of elbow is elbows.
Forms of elbow
| Singular | elbow /ˈɛlbəʊ̯/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | elbows /ˈɛl.bəʊz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Elbows in a sentence
- I put my head on the pillow and am just about to inch warmth-seekingly closer to her when she suddenly elbows me full in the face with stupefying force.2001 November 24, Mil Millington, “Things my girlfriend and I argue about”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News...
- After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.From the entry on
- She looked out the window resting her elbows on the window sill.From the entry sill
- As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.From the entry band-aid
- His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.From the entry patch
Meaning of elbow
- noun The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- noun Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
- noun A detective.
Questions about the plural of elbow
- What is the plural of elbow?
- The plural of elbow is elbows.
- Is elbow countable?
- Elbow is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: elbow (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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