companions
kuhm-PAN-yuhnz/kəmˈpænjənz/
- 1Plural of companion.
The old sailor outlived nearly all of his companions.
She chose her traveling companions with great care.
Note
A regular plural, made with a plain -s, it carries every meaning of the singular. Usually it means the people someone spends time with. On a sailing ship, though, companions can be the quarterdeck frameworks that let daylight into the cabins, or the hatchway coverings over the stairs below. In knot theory, companions are knots defined by how they meet another knot.
companions is a form of companion
companion, noun: A friend, acquaintance, or partner: someone you spend time with or who goes along with you. Full entry
- Forms
- companioncompanions plural
- Spelling
- companion → companions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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