fries

¹ American  

[frahyz] / fraɪz /

noun

1. plural of fry.

2. Informal. fried fry potatoes.

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verb

1. 3rd person singular present indicative of fry.

Fries ² American  

[freez] / friz /

noun

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

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fries British  

/ fraɪz /

plural noun

1. another name for French fried potatoes

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Example Sentences

She slides a basket of fries under Mom’s nose.

From Literature

I now have serious doubts that I’ll even be able to eat the fries he just paid for.

From Literature

Mr. Greene notes that his family’s entire meal—six hamburgers, four cheeseburgers, four orders of fries and three milkshakes—cost only $2.66 in 1958.

From The Wall Street Journal

But scientists are discovering that things like pizza, french fries and packaged muffins also tend to have additional qualities that may make them unhealthy.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the scrapbook we would write: “We had 6 hamburgers, 4 cheeseburgers, 4 orders of french fries and 3 milkshakes.”

From The Wall Street Journal