dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sis_MW.json

{
  "SIS":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": process : action":[
        "peristal sis"
      ],
      ": sister":[
        "\u2014 usually used in direct address"
      ],
      "Secret Intelligence Service":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Happy 14th birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, precious, little sis a brother could ask for !! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "Same sis , same. Be sure to put your heels on and tune into Starz on June 3 for the return of P Valley. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
      "For her big sis 's b-day, Bella rocked a sporty one-piece with Gigi's name on it. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
      "My story is voting for climate change concern because my sis lives in AZ with fires, water shortages, extreme heat. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "Two young Gendarmarie police recruits, Marc and Franky, and his sis Vicky, a law student and pirate radio DJ, move to Brussels. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "One famous plus one who does appear primed to climb aboard the Kardashian fame bus is Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has already been featured in some of the promo clips for the series thanks to his engagement to oldest K sis , Kourtney. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "First thing in the morning\u2014at 6 a.m. Pacific Time, to be exact\u2014Kourt's little sis Kim Kardashian shared a special birthday message along with photos of the two sisters in coordinating swimsuits. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet through DEnise\u2019s baby sis , born almost exactly a year later, the victims and ugly reverberations of the day that snatched their life still breathe. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek, feminine suffix of action":"Noun suffix"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002716",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun suffix"
    ]
  },
  "sis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": process : action":[
        "peristal sis"
      ],
      ": sister":[
        "\u2014 usually used in direct address"
      ],
      "Secret Intelligence Service":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Happy 14th birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, precious, little sis a brother could ask for !! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "Same sis , same. Be sure to put your heels on and tune into Starz on June 3 for the return of P Valley. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
      "For her big sis 's b-day, Bella rocked a sporty one-piece with Gigi's name on it. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
      "My story is voting for climate change concern because my sis lives in AZ with fires, water shortages, extreme heat. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "Two young Gendarmarie police recruits, Marc and Franky, and his sis Vicky, a law student and pirate radio DJ, move to Brussels. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "One famous plus one who does appear primed to climb aboard the Kardashian fame bus is Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has already been featured in some of the promo clips for the series thanks to his engagement to oldest K sis , Kourtney. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "First thing in the morning\u2014at 6 a.m. Pacific Time, to be exact\u2014Kourt's little sis Kim Kardashian shared a special birthday message along with photos of the two sisters in coordinating swimsuits. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet through DEnise\u2019s baby sis , born almost exactly a year later, the victims and ugly reverberations of the day that snatched their life still breathe. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek, feminine suffix of action":"Noun suffix"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131047",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun suffix"
    ]
  },
  "sisal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a strong white fiber used especially for cordage and twine":[],
      ": a widely cultivated Mexican agave ( Agave sisalana ) whose leaves yield sisal":[],
      ": any of several fibers similar to true sisal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Made with pet-safe, natural materials, including wood and sisal , this apple stick bundle is packed with flavors and is sure to keep your furry friend happily gnawing away for hours. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 June 2022",
      "Felines can take paws and claws to the posts wrapped in thick sisal . \u2014 Nina Molina, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Short-weaves made from polypropylene or sisal are durable and easy to clean. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 June 2021",
      "Wills took a page from her days at Ralph Lauren Home and layered sisal and striped Dash and Albert rugs together with blue and white patterned pillows and Anthropologie chairs. \u2014 Tommy Agriodimas., House Beautiful , 9 Feb. 2021",
      "That trip was apparently prevented, but clearly that didn't keep the ship from continuing its journeys, which also involved taking sisal fiber and paying passengers to Cuba. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "That trip was apparently prevented, but clearly that didn\u2019t keep the ship from continuing its journeys, which also involved taking sisal fiber and paying passengers to Cuba. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "Carpet, hardwood, a sisal rug, and even a shag number in the nursery (probably not the best decision in hindsight, what with the dog and all). \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Southern Living , 14 May 2020",
      "Giving cats a place to perch and hide, such as on a fur or sisal cat tree, appeals to their instincts as prey, as cats are both predator and prey. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 15 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sisal , port in Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-s\u0259l",
      "-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061922",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sisal rug":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a summer rug of sisal yarn":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181851",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sisalana":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sisal sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin (specific epithet of Agave sisalana ), from Mexican Spanish sisal + New Latin -ana (from Latin, neuter plural of -anus -an)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u012bs\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4n\u0259",
      "\u02ccs\u0113s-",
      "-l\u0101n\u0259",
      "\u02ccs\u012bz\u0259-",
      "-lan\u0259",
      "\u02ccs\u0113z-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175623",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sissified":{
    "antonyms":[
      "manlike",
      "manly",
      "mannish",
      "masculine",
      "virile"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a sissy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "what kind of sissified jocks play a sport like that"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-si-\u02ccf\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "effeminate",
      "effete",
      "epicene",
      "sissy",
      "unmanly",
      "womanish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222317",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "sissy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hero",
      "stalwart",
      "valiant"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "The other kids laughed at him and called him a sissy because he didn't like sports.",
      "the candidate touts his wartime service as evidence that he is not a sissy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Phil immediately spots Peter as being way too soft, a sissy boy, and hazes him ruthlessly. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Real Housewives, like old age in the Betty Davis adage, is not for sissies and Sutton is more of a sissy than me at 6 years old going as Truman Capote for Halloween. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 2 June 2021",
      "There's this emphasis placed on gay people being well groomed and into high fashion, having high voices and being weak or sissies . \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, kansascity , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "They are told not to cry because crying is for sissies . \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 10 Jan. 2018",
      "Giving birth isn\u2019t for sissies , after all\u2014and some mothers go to extremes raising their offspring. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "coward",
      "craven",
      "cur",
      "dastard",
      "funk",
      "poltroon",
      "recreant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194140",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sister":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female who has one or both parents in common with another":[],
      ": a girl or woman who is a member of a Christian church":[],
      ": a girl or woman regarded as a comrade":[],
      ": one that is closely similar to or associated with another":[
        "sister cities"
      ],
      ": nurse":[],
      ": girl , woman":[],
      ": person":[
        "\u2014 usually used in the phrase weak sister"
      ],
      ": a member of a sorority":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sis-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8si-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The sisters live in the convent.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hughes may have been her inspiration, but the 18-year-old said her journey in sports began as the younger sister to two brothers. \u2014 al , 25 June 2022",
      "She is survived by her brothers, Herbert, Albert, Michael and Phillip, and a sister , Sharon Smith. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "In addition to his wife of 48 years, Mary Kay Sigaty, a former member of the Howard County Council, survivors include two daughters, Eileen Graham of Washington and Bridget Graham of Federalsburg, Md.; two brothers; and a sister . \u2014 Washington Post Staff Reports, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Also Thursday, underscoring the nation\u2019s deep divisions over the issue, the sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, pleaded with state lawmakers to pass gun legislation. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "The book has a story about the sister of the biggest mobster in Amsterdam. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Luke is the gay rom-com\u2019s version of the youngest Bennet sister , Lydia, and Rogers imbues his character with equally flirty and frivolous qualities (and like in the source material, the character narrowly avoids social ruin). \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "The clergyman also happened to have a sister , Bettina, a beauty in her early teens. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Haylie is also the big sister to actress Hilary Duff, who recently posed nude for the cover of Women\u2019s Health magazine. \u2014 Larry Fink, Fox News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English suster, sister , partly from Old English sweostor and partly from Old Norse systir sister; akin to Latin soror sister, Sanskrit svas\u1e5b":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190459"
  },
  "sister chromatid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of the two identical chromatids that are formed by replication of a chromosome during the S phase of the cell cycle, are joined by a centromere , and segregate into separate daughter cells during anaphase":[
        "The name cohesin is derived from its function in maintaining the cohesion of sister chromatids after DNA replication; this ensures their faithful segregation into daughter cells during mitosis.",
        "\u2014 Science"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210430"
  },
  "sister block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tackle block having two sheaves of the same size one above the other":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011831"
  }
}