# statues

Pronunciation: say "STACH-ooz" US /ˈstæt͡ʃuz/, UK /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/

## Noun

1. Plural of statue. — plural of statue
   - Simple: Plural of statue. Use this form when you mean more than one statue.
   - _Marble statues lined the entrance hall of the old palace._
   - _Protesters toppled several bronze statues during the unrest._
2. A children's game in which players must stand completely still without moving while someone watches them.
   - Simple: A children's game where players freeze in place and must not move while someone watches them.
   - _On rainy afternoons the cousins amused themselves with statues in the living room._
   - _Whoever broke their pose first was out, so a tense game of statues could last surprisingly long._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/statues (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).