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pyres

pyres is the plural of pyre.

Meaning of pyre

Noun

pyre (plural pyres)

  1. A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
    • The villagers built a funeral pyre to honor their dead.
  2. Any heap or pile of combustibles.
    • Flames rose high from the pyre in the night sky.

Phrases with pyres

Questions about pyres

What is pyres the plural of?
Pyres is the plural of pyre.

Words near pyres in the dictionary

  1. pyrenous
  2. pyrenyl
  3. pyrenylene
  4. pyrenylenes
  5. pyrenyls
  6. pyres
  7. pyrethric
  8. pyrethrin
  9. pyrethrine
  10. pyrethrines
  11. pyrethrins

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