Definition & Meaning. A Plural noun means more than one item. Examples of plural nouns are beds, boys, girls, books and cats. They are created by adding a letter 's' to the end of a word or by adding 'es' such as in churches, boxes or witches. If the noun ends with a ch, s, sh, x, or z add an 'es' to make it plural-examples: churches, boxes, witches, witnesses. 2  If the noun ends with a letter y and the letter before the y is a consonant. 3  change the letter y to a letter i then add es to make it a plural. 4  Examples: Sky to Skies & Army to Armies.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Most commonly, NOS means not otherwise specified. In other words if you've been diagnosed as having anxiety order nos...it means that you don't have a specific anxiety disorder, just a more general one.Another example: If your knee hurts and you go to the ER, but they can't find the cause.I don't know if that's a real example without looking at the coding manual, but it gives a flavor for how the abbreviation is used.). Not Otherwise Specified. It is a way to say that a particular patient has signs and symptoms that just doesn't fit nicely into the criteria set in the DSM.
National Occupational Standards (NOS) specify UK standards of performance that people are expected to achieve in their work, and the knowledge and skills they need to perform effectively. NOS, which are approved by UK government regulators, are available for almost every role in every sector in the UK.OS may also have sections covering: 1  Scope, specifying the range of circumstances or situations that have a critical impact on the activity when carrying out the performance criteria. 2  Elements. 3  Values and behaviours, the personal attributes an individual is expected to demonstrate within the NOS.