comes
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
An inflected form of come · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 512 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 38,721 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.018% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract also: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum
comes in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She has another father who comes on later.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Or who comes here to chase the deer, Beloved of our Elfin Queen?
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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For my own part, I don't think, when he comes, that he will glorify explosives.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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It is singular that men should care about what comes after them, but I suppose it is human nature.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1