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reverses

reverses is the plural of reverse.

reverses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reverse.

Meaning of reverse

Noun

reverse (plural reverses)

  1. The opposite of something.
    • Division is the reverse of multiplication.
  2. The act of going backwards; a reversal.
    • By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.1808, Charles Lamb, Specimens of the English Dramatic Poets Who Lived About the Time of Shakespeare
  3. A piece of misfortune; a setback.
    • And the cold truth such sad reverse did seem
      As to awake in grief from some delightful dream.1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC...
  4. The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
  5. The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
  6. The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
    • I shifted into reverse and was just about to back up when our silly cat walked behind the car! Honk honk, kitty! Get out of there!
    Synonyms:
    reverse gear

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Phrases with reverses

Questions about reverses

What is reverses the plural of?
Reverses is the plural of reverse.

Words near reverses in the dictionary

  1. reversely
  2. reversement
  3. reversements
  4. reverser
  5. reversers
  6. reverses
  7. reverses course
  8. reverses of trade
  9. reverses out
  10. reverses the charges
  11. reversest

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