(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
In animals and plants, ~ consists of cells that are similar to each other in appearance and that have the same function.
As we age we lose muscle ~...
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
2.
Tissue or ~ paper is thin paper that is used for wrapping things that are easily damaged, such as objects made of glass or china.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
A ~ is a piece of thin soft paper that you use to blow your nose.
...a box of ~s.
N-COUNT