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gods¹

  • /ɡɑdz/ US
  • /ɡɒdz/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒdz

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noun

  1. plural plural of god

interjection

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of oh gods “My lord, it is past the third hour, and you were to meet Master Colombo on the training ground—” “Gods, yes! I almost forgot,” Jamie exclaimed, and jumped up from the bench he’d been sitting on.

gods²

  • /ɡɑdz/ US
  • /ɡɒdz/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒdz

Where it comes from

So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

noun

  1. The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

noun

  1. plural, plural only The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
  2. historical, plural, plural only The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

gods³

  • /ɡɑdz/ US
  • /ɡɒdz/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒdz

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of god

Gods⁴

  • /ɡɒdz/ UK
  • /ɡɑdz/ US

Sounds like gauds (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒdz

proper noun

  1. plural plural of God
  2. genitive, obsolete genitive of God To redreſſe which default (the poore in all places beeing in penurie) I haue vndertaken to be their Solicitour, vnto all manner of perſons, which ought in equitie either to ſupply them, or to prouide that ſuch as make default (being well able) may bee compelled thereunto by further authoritie front

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: divinity, supreme being, deity, idol, graven image, immortal, goods, guards, lord, lords, heavens, spirits, deities, gawds, idols, images

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@misc{gods_2026,
  title = {gods},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gods},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}