different between onetime vs ones

English

Etymology

one +? time

Adjective

onetime (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of one-time (“former; past”)
   • 2004, The 9-11 Commission, 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 4:

     A onetime special […] forces officer, he had worked with Albright when she was ambassador to the United Nations and had served on the NSC staff with Clarke.

2. Alternative form of one-time (“occurring once”)
   • 2004, The 9-11 Commission, 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 6:

     The additional funds included the FBI’s support of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah (a onetime increase) […]

Anagrams

• meneito, temenoi

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?nz/

Noun

ones

1. plural of one

ones pl (plural only)

1. (sports) A senior or first team (as opposed to a reserves team).
2. (Britain, prison slang) The cells located on the ground floor.

   Coordinate terms: twos, threes, fours, fives

Pronoun

ones

1. plural of one
2. Obsolete form of one's.

Anagrams

• ENSO, Enos, NEOs, Neso, SONE, Sone, eons, neos, noes, nose, sone

Catalan

Noun

ones

1. plural of ona

Middle English

Alternative forms

• once, onis, onies, ons, onys, onyes
• anes, ans, anis, anys (Northern)
• anes (early)
• wons, wones, ?ons (late)

Etymology

From Old English ?nes (“once”), from ?n (“one”).

Adverb

ones

1. once

Descendants

• English: once
• Scots: ance, wance
• Yola: oanes

References

• “??nes, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Volapük

Pronoun

ones

1. dative plural of on