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shouldn'ts

shouldn'ts is the plural of shouldn't.

Meaning of shouldn't

Noun

shouldn't (plural shouldn'ts)

  1. (informal) Something that should not be done.
    • Being a list-o-maniac, I suggested we make a list of the "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts." So in the darkness of hazy sleep, I began to mentally prepare mine. The first item on the "should" side was easy: a sibling for our 3-year-old daughter.2008, Working Mother, volume 31, number 8, page 20

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Questions about shouldn'ts

What is shouldn'ts the plural of?
Shouldn'ts is the plural of shouldn't.

Words near shouldn'ts in the dictionary

  1. shouldest
  2. shoulding
  3. shoulding on
  4. shouldn't
  5. shouldn't've
  6. shouldn'ts
  7. shouldna
  8. shouldnae
  9. shouldnt
  10. shoulds
  11. shoulds on

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