als

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plural of al

CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

als1

noun
  1. pluralplural of al

als2

adverbals (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of also.

ALS3

proper noun
  1. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of Alternative Learning System.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of alt.life.sucks, a Usenet newsgroup.

    He is already with us, posting in ALS.

    2006 October 18, Sally O'Malley, “Re: Someone”, in alc.suicide (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    I was going to leave flame groups for a while because I suspected Boyd will lead me to admit that I am from ALS and thus get ALS involved - note, while I was there, before my "spank", ALS name wasn't mentioned anywhere by him.

    1999 June 13, TIE Lion / SySFiRe, “Weather. Daddy, may I ask you something?”, in alt.flame (Usenet)

    B4 you spend money you don't have on a new MAC, see if you can WAR-drive […] or log onto USENET and ALS with a smartphone […]

    2017 April 14, ollies muther, “Pissed Off”, in alt.life.sucks (Usenet)
nounALS (countable and uncountable, plural ALSs or ALSes)

plural ALSs · plural ALSes

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
    1 more example

    ALS is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that make the muscles of both the upper and lower body work, according to the ALS Association, a non-profit organization which works to research the disease and offer resources to people living with it.

    2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of approach lighting system.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of ambient light sensor.

    Another RVR element, the ambient light sensor (ALS), is used to interpret the impact that background lighting, such as nearby runway lights, might have on the overall visibility measurement. Normally two ALSs are installed in central locations relative to the airfield environment.

    2017 May 3, Rob Mark, “How It Works: Runway Visual Range”, in Flying

Als4

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Al

ALs5

noun
  1. pluralplural of AL

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs

Broader
nervous disorderneurological disorderneurological diseasesclerosisinduration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*allswā
  2. Old Englisheallswā
  3. Middle Englishals
  4. Englishals

From Middle English als, variant of alse, alsa, also, from Old English eallswā, from Proto-West Germanic *allswā. More at also.

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Translations

Bulgarian АЛС
  • АЛС (ALS)amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Catalan ELA
  • ELAamyotrophic lateral sclerosis
French SLA
  • SLAamyotrophic lateral sclerosis
German ALS
  • ALSamyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Italian SLA
  • SLAamyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Polish SZB
  • SZBamyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Portuguese ELA
  • ELAamyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Russian БАС
  • БАС (BAS)amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Spanish ELA
  • ELAamyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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APA

als. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/als

MLA

“als.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/als. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “als,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/als.

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