Definitions for Wives
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wivesnoun

   Plural form of wife.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wivesn.s.the plural of wife.

   A man of his learning should not so lightly have been carried away with old wives tales, from approvance of his own reason. Edmund Spenser, Ireland.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wives

   A wife (PL: wives) is a female in a marital relationship. A woman who has separated from her partner continues to be a wife until the marriage is legally dissolved with a divorce judgement. On the death of her partner, a wife is referred to as a widow. The rights and obligations of a wife in relation to her partner and her status in the community and in law vary between cultures and have varied over time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Wives

   of Wife

2. Wivesnoun

   pl. of Wife

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Wives

   Wives was a hardcore punk/noise rock trio from Los Angeles, California, U.S. consisting of guitarist Randy Randall, bassist/vocalist Dean Spunt, and drummer Jeremy Villalobos. In the three years the band were together, they released a self-titled 7" on Post Present Medium, as well as a split 7" with K.I.T on Post Present Medium. In September 2004 the band released their first full-length LP, Erect the Youth Problem, on Cold Sweat Records. In June 2005, the band released a split 12" with Moving Units, also on Post Present Medium. In November 2005, following a European tour the band split; a friend, Roy, replaced Jeremy on drums finishing the last leg of the tour with them, playing their farewell show on November 20 at the Highbury Buffalo Bar, London, England. Spunt and Randall reunited to perform the "final" Wives set for the independent film 40 Bands/80 Minutes! which was filmed on March 6, 2006 in Hollywood, CA. Randall and Spunt went on to start No Age shortly after the split while Villalobos, currently plays in Brooklyn trash rock bands Pygmy Shrews and power electronics band Whip & the Body.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wives

   wīvz, pl. of wife.

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1. wives

   Song lyrics by wives -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by wives on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Wives' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4665

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Wives' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4816

Anagrams for Wives »

1. views

2. swive

How to pronounce Wives?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Wives in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wives in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wives in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Wives in a Sentence

1. Mark Updegrove:

   He had total faith in Lady Bird, luci and Lynda Bird Johnson, the Bird Johnson daughters, both traveled for parts, and there were wives of senators and congressmen who joined, Lady Bird's press secretary, also a woman -- it was not just an intrepid and heroic act, it was all conducted by women at a time when women were as marginalized as people of color, who had been oppressed throughout The South.

2. Larry King:

   I never cheated on my wives, my career always came first.

3. Brad Raffensperger:

   This is not acceptable behavior to threaten the wives, the children, the family of people that work for the government or even the government workers, they didn't sign up for this.

4. Camille Paglia:

   Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones run in packs like the primal horde. They have only a brief season of exhilarating liberty between control by their mothers and control by their wives.

5. Motasem Dalloul:

   The goal was to move quickly into a house to shelter my brother's six children and two wives, it's built of materials that are easy to find in the Gaza market.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wives
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Wives
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wives
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Wives
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Wives