ues

See also: UES, UEs, and úes

English

Pronunciation
Letter name
  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːz/

Noun

ues

  1. (rare) plural of u, the name of the letter U.
    • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:
      These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.
    • 1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone
      to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more

Proper noun

ues

  1. Acronym of Upper East Side (neighborhood in borough of Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.