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scourges

scourges is the plural of scourge.

scourges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scourge.

Meaning of scourge

Noun

scourge (plural scourges)

  1. (historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
    • He flogged him with a scourge.
  2. (figuratively) A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
    • And therfore the faithfull had neede of inuincible conſtancie and incredible pacience, that they may know them to be gods squorges, and the inſtrumentes of his wrath, […]1574, Augustine Marlorate [i.e., Augustin Marlorat], “[Revelation 2:3]”, in Arthur Golding, transl., A Catholike Exposition vpon the Reuelation of Sainct Iohn. […], London: […] H[enry] Binneman, for...
  3. (figuratively) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
    • Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.

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Questions about scourges

What is scourges the plural of?
Scourges is the plural of scourge.

Words near scourges in the dictionary

  1. scourge
  2. scourged
  3. scourgedst
  4. scourger
  5. scourgers
  6. scourges
  7. scourgest
  8. scourgeth
  9. scourging
  10. scourgingly
  11. scourgings

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