earthquakes
SayURTH-kwayks/ˈɝθkweɪks/UK/ˈɜːθkweɪks/
- 1Plural of earthquake. Use this form when you mean more than one.
Several earthquakes shook the small coastal town last year.
Big earthquakes can knock down houses and break roads.
Note
earthquakes is a form of earthquake
earthquake, noun: A shaking of the ground caused by rock suddenly moving deep below the surface. Full entry
- Forms
- earthquakeearthquakes plural
- Spelling
- earthquake → earthquakes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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