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lats
English
Etymology 1
From Hindi ??? (l??) etc. + -s.
Noun
lats
- plural of lat: staves; pillars.
Etymology 2
Clipping of latrine (q.v.) + -s.
Noun
lats pl (normally plural, singular lat)
- (Britain slang) Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.
- 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, p. 92:
- At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).
- 1940, M. Marples, Public School Slang, p. 112:
- Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.
- 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, p. 92:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:bathroom
Etymology 3
From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??ts/
- (US) IPA(key): /l?ts/
Noun
lats
- plural of lat: the former currency or money of Latvia.
- (historical numismatics) Alternative form of lat (plural lati).
Etymology 4
A clipping of Latin latissimus + -s
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læts/
Noun
lats pl (normally plural, singular lat)
- (slang) The latissimus dorsi muscles.
Etymology 5
A clipping of latitude + -s.
Noun
lats
- plural of lat: latitude.
References
Anagrams
- Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, last, salt, slat
Gothic
Romanization
lats
- Romanization of ????????????????
Latvian
Etymology
A reduced form of Latvija, first used in 1922 to name the new currency that replaced the Latvian rublis.
Pronunciation
Noun
lats m (1st declension)
- lats (monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014)
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
lats m (definite singular latsen, indefinite plural latsar, definite plural latsane)
- (numismatics) lats (currency of Latvia)
References
- “lats” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Latvian lats.
Noun
lats ?
- lats, currency of Latvia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
lats
- indefinite genitive singular of lat
Anagrams
- last, salt, stal, tals
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lays
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le?z/
- Rhymes: -e?z
- Homophones: lase, laze
Noun
lays
- plural of lay
Verb
lays
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay
Anagrams
- Slay, slay
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- what lays ahead
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- what lays down rna primers
- what lays black eggs
- what lays green eggs
- what lays out in the sun for a while
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