Wives - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |waɪvz|  American pronunciation of the word wives
Brit.  |waɪvz|  British pronunciation of the word wives
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounwife

noun

- plural form of wife

Extra examples

The husbands and wives were placed in separate groups.

...nowadays wives are just as likely to work outside the home as their husbands are...

...a gala at which one can expect to see a number of trophy wives wearing diamond-encrusted dog collars...

...the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village...

The typical career pattern was geared to men whose wives didn't work.

The police don't usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives.

The immigrants were soon joined by their wives and children.

It's a matter of pride for some men that their wives don't have to work.

A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives.

Tush, these are trifles and mere old wives' tales!

Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone

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