Plural of grove
regular plural
The plural of grove is groves.
Forms of grove
| Singular | grove /ɡɹəʊv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | groves /ɡɹəʊvz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Groves in a sentence
- Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 160
- The groves of Kurrajongs along the saddle of Mount Majura were founded last century.2011, Ian Fraser, Peter Marsack, A Bush Capital Year: A Natural History of the Canberra Region, page 90. From the entry kurrajong
- They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 870. From the entry reindeer moss
- School is an ivory tower on the hill; it nestles in the gated groves of academe.1994, Terry O'Banion, A Learning College for the 21st Century, page 11. From the entry townie
- Nearer to the water pink-footed geese and white-faced coots paraded in the groves of rhus and bamboo.1971, Iris Murdoch, An Accidental Man, page 120. From the entry parade
Meaning of grove
- noun A small forest.
- noun A small forest with minimal undergrowth.
- noun An orchard of fruit trees.
Questions about the plural of grove
- What is the plural of grove?
- The plural of grove is groves.
- Is grove countable?
- Grove is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grove (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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