Plies

//plaɪz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of ply form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of plie form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ply form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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about shipapply pressureback and fillbear awaybear offbear to starboard

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"Triton, Cymothoe from the rock's sharp brow / push off the vessels. Neptune plies amain / his trident-lever, lays the sandbanks low, / on light wheels shaves the deep, and calms the billowy flow."

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