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savages

SaySAV-i-jiz/ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/

2 meanings of savages

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of savage. Calling a group of people savages is offensive.

    Old adventure stories often called native people savages, a word now seen as offensive.

    Colonial writers cruelly dismissed the local people as savages.

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  2. 2
    verb
    The form of savage used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    The angry dog savages anything that gets too close to its food.

    That critic savages almost every movie he reviews.

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savages is a form of savage

savage, noun: A person who fights back hard and never gives up or backs down. Full entry

Forms
savagesavages plural
Spelling
savage → savages: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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