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Plural of loam

regular plural

The plural of loam is loams.

Forms of loam

Singularloam /ləʊm/
Pluralloams
Countablecountable and uncountable

Loams in a sentence

  • Shell sand is a useful manure for clay soils, heavy loams, and newly reclaimed bogs.From the entry shell sand
  • This is not unfounded – the goolar is a 'riparian' tree, growing naturally near streams or ponds in moist, clayey loams.2006, Pradip Krishen, “Jamun-like Leaves”, in Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley (India), →ISBN, pages 56–57. From the entry gular

Meaning of loam

  1. noun A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  2. noun A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
  3. verb To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Full definition of loam

Questions about the plural of loam

What is the plural of loam?
The plural of loam is loams.
Is loam countable?
Loam is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loam (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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