(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
...a newspaper ~...
According to an ~ in The Economist the drug could have side effects.
N-COUNT: oft N prep
2.
You can refer to objects as ~s of some kind.
...~s of clothing...
...household ~s.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
3.
If you describe something as the genuine ~, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
The vodka was the genuine ~.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v emphasis
4.
An ~ of a formal agreement or document is a section of it which deals with a particular point.
...Article 50 of the UN charter.
N-COUNT: oft N of n, N num
5.
Someone who is in ~s is being trained as a lawyer or accountant by a firm with whom they have a written agreement. (BRIT)
N-PLURAL: usu prep N
6.
In grammar, an ~ is a kind of determiner. In English, ‘a’ and ‘an’ are called the indefinite ~, and ‘the’ is called the definite ~.
N-COUNT