A list of 20 words by chained_bear.
Tip: Add several words or phrases at once by separating them with semicolons. Don't worry about surrounding whitespace -- we'll ignore it.- siemens1653791983was added by pear and appears on 6 lists
- omen1364640352was added by bilby and appears on 44 lists
- hunks1346946570was added by Drogulus and appears on 8 lists
- jackanapes1346944153was added by Drogulus and appears on 64 lists
- glans1257856326was added by rolig and appears on 18 lists
- gallows1256438502was added by mollusque and appears on 34 lists
- pants1256146372was added by chained_bear and appears on 68 lists
- offspring1256084646was added by mollusque and appears on 21 lists
- scissors1256084549was added by mollusque and appears on 32 lists
- vertebra1256084411was added by mollusque and appears on 13 lists
- means1256084401was added by mollusque and appears on 16 lists
- crossroads1256080880was added by rolig and appears on 18 lists
- lens1256080771was added by rolig and appears on 31 lists
- caries1256080722was added by rolig and appears on 17 lists
- bitumen1256080677was added by rolig and appears on 29 lists
- kudos1256080222was added by rolig and appears on 56 lists
- species1256065187was added by chained_bear and appears on 34 lists
- corps1256065186was added by chained_bear and appears on 40 lists
- series1256065184was added by chained_bear and appears on 27 lists
- aurochs1256065141was added by chained_bear and appears on 31 lists
rolig commented on the list •open-list-plural-looking-singular-nouns
Isn't scissors a pluralis tantum? "The scissors are lying on the table." NOT "The scissors is lying on the table."October 21, 2009
chained_bear commented on the list •open-list-plural-looking-singular-nouns
I've seen it used singularly (which I think is weird), e.g. "Hand me a scissors."
Nice additions, guys. :)October 22, 2009
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-plural-looking-singular-nouns
It's on my Plurale Tantum list, at least. :-)October 22, 2009
Drogulus commented on the list •open-list-plural-looking-singular-nouns
What, no jackanapes?
September 6, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the list •open-list-plural-looking-singular-nouns
Excellent.October 24, 2013
pear commented on the list •open-list-plural-looking-singular-nouns
Made an account just to add siemens; I think it fits this list well.May 29, 2022