# apples

Pronunciation: say "AP-uhlz" /ˈæp.(ə)lz/

## Noun

1. Plural of apple. — plural of apple
   - Simple: Plural of apple. Use this form when you mean more than one apple.
   - _Fresh apples filled the crates outside the farm stand._
   - _He sliced two apples for the pie before lunch._
3. Slang for the testicles, the male reproductive glands. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang word for the testicles.
   - _A stray knee caught him square in the apples during the scrum._
   - _He winced and grabbed his apples after the collision at second base._
5. Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears ("stairs"). Cockney rhyming slang. *(dialectal, Cockney)* — Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”).
   - Simple: Short for apple and pears or apples and pears, meaning stairs. This is Cockney rhyming slang from London.
   - _She carried the laundry up the apples to the bedroom._
   - _He stumbled coming down the apples after the long shift._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of apple. — third-person singular simple present indicative of apple
   - Simple: The form of apple used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The grafted branch apples within just a few seasons._
   - _When the weather cooperates, this variety apples by midsummer._

## Adjective

4. Good, fine, or satisfactory; turning out the way you'd hope. *(slang, Australia, Australian)*
   - Simple: Good or fine, turning out well.
   - _She reckoned everything would be apples once the rain stopped._
   - _No worries, it's all apples now that the deal's done._

## Origin

In the "stairs" sense, it comes from the Cockney rhyming slang "apples and pears." In the "nice" sense, it comes from the Australian rhyming slang "apples and spice" or "apples and rice."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/apples (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).