1. Plural of 'o'; the letter O or the word 'o' used multiple times.
Usage: Most common as the plural form of the letter O in spelling or typography contexts.
2. Plural of 'o'; an exclamation or interjection (archaic or poetic form of 'oh').
Usage: archaic; poetic; Rarely used in modern English; found mainly in older literature.

Examples

• The word 'oes' contains three oes in its spelling.
• In Scrabble, 'oes' is a valid plural form.
• The poet used multiple oes in his invocation to the muse.
• When spelling out the acronym, she pronounced each letter: ayes, bees, cees, dees, ees, efs, gees, aitches, ies, jays, kays, ells, ems, ens, oes.
• The plural of the letter O can be written as either 'os' or 'oes'.