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preserves

preserves is the plural of preserve.

preserves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preserve.

Meaning of preserve

Noun

preserve (countable and uncountable, plural preserves)

  1. A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
  2. A reservation, a nature preserve.
    • Suppose Shakespeare had been knocked on the head some dark night in Sir Thomas Lucy's preserves, the world would have wagged on better or worse, the pitcher gone to the well, the scythe to the corn, and the student to his book; and no one been any the wiser of the loss.1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque
  3. An exclusive area of activity.
    • Kids regard their tree houses as their own preserve.

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Noun

preserves pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) Spectacles to protect the eyes from strong light, etc.
    • Best Eye Preserves, steel frames, large coloured eyes, various tints.1867, James Grange, Hints to young shipmasters in drafting and cutting ships' rigging and sails

Phrases with preserves

Questions about preserves

What does preserves mean?
Preserves means spectacles to protect the eyes from strong light, etc.
What is preserves the plural of?
Preserves is the plural of preserve.
What part of speech is preserves?
Preserves is a noun.

Words near preserves in the dictionary

  1. preserveing
  2. preserver
  3. preserveress
  4. preserveresses
  5. preservers
  6. preserves
  7. preservest
  8. preserveth
  9. preservice
  10. preserving
  11. preserving glass

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