heroes
SayHEER-ohzUS/ˈhɪɹoʊz/UK/ˈhɪəɹəʊz/
- 1Plural of hero.
The city honored the heroes who pulled survivors from the flooded houses.
In ancient myths, heroes often set out on seemingly impossible quests.
Note
Spelling is the trap here: like many nouns that end in a consonant plus -o, hero takes -es in the plural. The same form serves every meaning of the singular. It covers the brave rescuer, the role model and the protagonist of a story, and it covers the New York sandwich too, so a deli counter can sell heroes stacked with meats and cheeses.
heroes is a form of hero
hero, noun: A person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary or noble deeds. Full entry
- Forms
- heroheroes plural
- Spelling
- hero → heroes: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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