ladies
Plural: ladies
Noun
- Plural of lady; women of refinement.
- a polite name for any woman
- a woman of refinement
- a woman of the peerage in Britain
- plural of lady
- genitive of lady
- An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
- A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
Examples
- Pardon me, I need to visit the ladies.
- The LADIES in the Scrabble club enjoyed a spirited game, full of clever wordplay.
Origin / Etymology
As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents.
Synonyms
dame, gentlewoman, lady, Lady, ma'am, madam, noblewoman, peeress, bathroom
Antonyms
Lord, nobleman
Scrabble Score: 7
ladies: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordladies: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ladies: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary