apples

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of apple. Use this form when you mean more than one apple.

   She bought six apples at the market this morning.

   The apples in the basket were red and shiny.

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2. 2
   verb

   The form of apple used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   The old tree apples heavily every fall.

   Each year, the orchard's oldest tree apples earlier than the rest.

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3. 3
   nounslangcountableplural

   A slang word for the testicles.

   The ball hit him in the apples and he doubled over.

   He held his apples after the bad tackle.

   Similarnuts, balls, testicles

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4. 4
   adjectiveslangAustraliaAustralian

   Good or fine, turning out well.

   Like saying everything is okay.

   Don't worry, mate, everything will be apples soon.

   After we fixed the car, things were apples again.

   Similarfine, okay, good

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5. 5
   noundialectalCockneypluralabbreviationclipping

   Short for apple and pears or apples and pears, meaning stairs. This is Cockney rhyming slang from London.

   He ran up the apples to answer the door.

   Mind your step on the apples in the dark.

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