The term 'plural' is used to describe a word that has more than one form. It is typically used to refer to nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs that have multiple forms. For example, the word 'CAT' is singular, while 'CATS' is plural. Plurals are also used to indicate a quantity of something, such as 'SEVERAL' which means more than one but not many. In crossword puzzles, the term 'plural' is often used to refer to words that have more than one form. The solution for the term 'plural' in a crossword puzzle is usually 'SEVERAL', which is a seven-letter word.