forming the possessive singular of nouns and some pronouns: man's, one's forming the possessive plural of nouns whose plurals do not end in -s: children's forming the plural of numbers, letters, or symbols: 20's, p's and q's contraction of is or has: she's here, Misha's coming, it's gone contraction of us with let: let's contraction of does in some questions: where's he live?, what's she do?
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'-'s' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A
- A, a
- A.
- A.A.A.S.
- A.A.P.S.S.
- A.A.S.
- AAF
- ABC
- ABC Powers
- ABC's
- Aachen
- Aaron
- Aaron's beard
- Aaron's rod
- Aaron's-beard
- Ab
- Abakan
- Abbeville
- Abbotsford
- Abbott
- Abdul-Jabbar
- Abednego
- Abel
- Aberdare
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
- Aberfan
- Abernathy
- Abingdon
- Abraham
- Abruzzo
- Abu Dhabi
- Abu Simbel
- Achates
- Actium
- Adam's apple
- Adams
- Adana
- Addison's disease
- a
- a and s
- aa
- aba
- abaciscus
- abandon
- abaptiston
- abash
- abate
- abatement
- abbey
- abbot