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whys

whys is the plural of why.

whys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of why.

Meaning of why

Noun (1)

why (plural whys or why's or whies)

  1. Reason.
    • A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

Noun (2)

why (plural whies)

  1. (Yorkshire, obsolete) A young heifer.
    • At two years old, also, the HEIFERS - provincially, “whies,” are generally put to the bull.1796, William Marshall, The Rural Economy of Yorkshire

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Words formed from whys

Words that rhyme with whys

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Questions about whys

What is whys the plural of?
Whys is the plural of why.

Words near whys in the dictionary

  1. whyn't
  2. whyncha
  3. whyness
  4. Whyo
  5. Whyos
  6. whys
  7. whys and wherefores
  8. Whysall
  9. Whysalls
  10. whysoever
  11. whyte

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