forges
- 1Plural of forge.
The old ironworks housed several forges along its eastern wall.
Coal-fired forges once filled this district with smoke and the ring of hammers.
Note
One spelling does two jobs here. The plural noun looks exactly like the verb in the smith forges iron or she forges a lasting partnership. Context tells them apart: after a determiner or number (several forges, the forges) it is the noun, and after a singular subject it is the verb. The plural also reaches beyond hearths and smithies. Software developers speak of forges too, meaning web platforms where code is built and shared.
forges is a form of forge
forge, noun: A furnace or hearth where metal is heated before being hammered into shape. Full entry
- Forms
- forgeforges plural
- Spelling
- forge → forges: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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