harris
/ˈhæɹɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.44 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library."
- "On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala."
- "Her tone shift involved former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton lampooning their fellow ex-president as a figure of ridicule. Then Harris closed the trap with a line in her convention speech: “Trump is an unserious man. But the consequences … of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.”"
- "I'd rather stay in with some harris than go to the pub after work tonight."
Etymology
From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæɹɪs/
- British English: /ˈhæɹɪs/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Slang
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Cameltoe Harris
County of Harris
Harris County
Harris Lake
Harris line
Harris Mountain
Harris Park
Harris platelet syndrome