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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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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

My husband and I moved to Fries after a decade in Asheville, N.C., a hipster hub bursting with creative energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Gujarat has become India's capital of french fry production, home to huge factories churning out chips, including facilities belonging to Canadian giant McCain Foods and India's biggest maker of French Fries, HyFun Foods.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Most people have a go-to order — maybe a Big Mac, a Whopper, Animal Fries, or Frosty.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

As it was, I figured I’d be attending the University of “Would You Like Some Fries with That?”

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick