monks
MUNGKS/mʌŋks/
- 1Plural of monk. Use this when you mean more than one monk.
The monks woke before sunrise to pray together.
Two monks tended the garden behind the abbey.
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- 2The form of monk used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
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monks is a form of monk
monk, noun: A man who joins a religious group and gives his life to prayer and worship. Full entry
- Forms
- monkmonks plural
- Spelling
- monk → monks: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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