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  • fries
    fries
    noun
    plural of fry.
  • Fries
    Fries
    noun
    Charles Carpenter, 1887–1967, U.S. linguist.
Synonyms

fries

1 American  
[frahyz] / fraɪz /

noun

  1. plural of fry.

  2. Informal. fried potatoes.


verb

  1. 3rd person singular present indicative of fry.

Fries 2 American  
[freez] / friz /

noun

  1. Charles Carpenter, 1887–1967, U.S. linguist.


fries British  
/ fraɪz /

plural noun

  1. another name for French fried potatoes

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A child could eat the fries and then go home and watch the clown who sold them solve a mystery.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

I took a bite of the buttery Texas toast and the crinkle-cut fries, then dipped them into the creamy, peppery Cane’s Sauce, which tasted something like pickled ranch.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

It’s either Mexican food, or something really good and greasy like a Five Guys burger and a bag full of fries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Those were the days he loved French fries, chips, hamburgers and anything fried.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

We bought burgers and fries, and as we walked across campus to meet Audrey, a few girls we passed stared at Gregor.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

The first paper, "The Effect of Conventional and Microwave Frying on the Quality Characteristics of French Fries," is published in the Journal of Food Science.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Don’t forget the 6,134-pipe organ, which resembles a box of exploding French Fries.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Forty-plus years later, I regularly attend the monthly town council meeting in our adopted hometown of Fries, in southwest Virginia, and my favorite part is the opening invocation.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Elote-Style Loaded Fries with Chicken: Crisp fries piled high with sweet corn, a drizzle of mayo, cotija cheese, cubed grilled chicken, pickled red onion and fresh cilantro.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2025

But my jaw really dropped when I read a July 19,2004, article from the International Herald Tribune headlined: “Want Fries With Outsourcing?”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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