gods

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of god. Use this form when talking about more than one god.

   The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods.

   Different countries told stories about their own gods.

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2. 2
   interjectionabbreviationellipsis

   Short way of saying oh gods. People say it to show strong feeling like surprise or worry.

   Gods, that was close!

   Oh no, gods, I lost my keys again.

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3. 3
   noun

   The highest seats in a theater, far up near the ceiling.

   Like the back row at the very top of a big stadium.

   We could only afford seats up in the gods.

   From the gods, the actors looked tiny and far away.

   Similargallery, balcony

   Oppositestalls

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4. 4
   nounplural

   The people sitting in the highest, cheapest seats of a theater.

   Like the loud fans crowded into the very top rows of a stadium.

   The gods cheered loudly when the hero finally appeared.

   Up there, the gods threw peanuts down onto the stage.

   Similargallery

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5. 5
   verb

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

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6. 6
   nounhistoricalplural

   Small blank metal pieces that old printers tossed like dice on their work table.

   Like rolling dice, but with little metal printing blocks.

   The printers rolled the gods across the stone to pass the time.

   After work, they tossed the gods like dice for fun.

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