Plurals with Different Meanings

Some Nouns have same meaning in singular form but have different meanings in plural form.

A few are listed here:

Colours:

1. Hues
2. Regiment (unit of army)

 Compasses:

1. Magnetic compasses used for navigation
2. Instruments used in geometry

Customs:

1. habits (e.g. Farmers of Punjab have customs to celebrate Baisakhi.)
2. duties or taxes levied on imports (You have to pay heavy customs duty if you import diamonds).

 Draughts:

1. A checker game
2. Currents of air

 Effects:

1. Results
2. Goods or personal property.

 Forces:

1. powers (e.g. The forces of nature)
2. Organised group of men (e.g. police forces, armed forces.)

 Glasses:

1. Glasses (vessels) for drinking water
2. Spectacles

 Grounds:

1.  land (e.g. play ground)
2.  reasons (e.g. You have no moral grounds to complain.)

 Letters:

1. alphabets
2. literature, epistles

 Manners:

1. methods, ways, customs
2. behaviour

 Minutes:

1.  Spaces of time
2. recording of a meeting.

Quarters:

1. Fourth parts (usually used with currency coins)
2. lodgings. (e.g. R. K Puram is a colony of government quarters.)

Spirits:

1. souls
2. liquor
3. moral attitude (e.g. in high spirits).