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coles¹

  • /kəʊlz/ UK
  • /kɔʊlz/ UK
  • /koʊlz/ US

Sounds like coals, kohls · Rhymes with -əʊlz

noun

  1. plural plural of cole

Coles²

  • /kəʊlz/ UK
  • /koʊlz/ US

Where it comes from

From Cole + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

proper noun Coleses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Amite County, Mississippi, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A municipality in Ourense province, Galicia, Spain.
  5. countable, uncountable A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia.
  6. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Coles County

Coles³

  • /kəʊlz/ UK
  • /koʊlz/ US

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Cole

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: colewort, borecole, kale, kail, cowper, brassica, school, cabbages, sprouts, coleson, coules, colson, colls, colman, coales, collyns

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"coles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

coles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coles

Chicago

"coles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coles.

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@misc{coles_2026,
  title = {coles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}