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Plural of jug

regular plural

The plural of jug is jugs.

Forms of jug

Singularjug /d͡ʒʌɡ/
Pluraljugs /d͡ʒʌɡz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Jugs in a sentence

  • In days gone by jugs included the memorization of Shakespeare or the writing out of some well-known document like the Constitution.2017 September, Tom Healey, “Jug 'Em with a Jugum”, in Lessons from Loyola Hall, Cleveland: Saint Ignatius High School, retrieved 24 Nov...
  • The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.From the entry full
  • I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs.From the entry pumped
  • Especially frequently they used various jugs, including oinokhoes –with three- or fourpetal mouth.2003, Dēmētrios V. Grammenos, Elias K. Petropoulos, editors, Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea, volume 1, Archaeological Institute…. From the entry oinokhoe
  • Among shapes so far discovered are teapots, mugs, jugs, coffee cups, bowls, plates, sauceboats and a spoontray.1985, Martin Miller, Judith Miller, compilers, Miller’s Antiques Price Guide 1986, volume VII, Maidstone, Kent: M.J.M. Publications Ltd.…. From the entry spoontray

Meaning of jug

  1. noun A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
  2. noun The amount that a jug can hold.
  3. noun Jail.

Full definition of jug

Questions about the plural of jug

What is the plural of jug?
The plural of jug is jugs.
Is jug countable?
Jug is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jug (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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