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morris

/ˈmɔɹɪs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
Mor-ris
IPA
/ˈmɔɹɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of pike.

noun

A morris dance.

verb

To perform morris dancing.

noun

The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.

Obsolete

name

A male given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Moorish.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɔɹɪs/
  • British English: /ˈmɒɹɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

morrises (plural) morrises (present, singular) morrising (participle, present) morrised (participle, past) morrised (past)

Derived Forms

Moe Morrisburg Morrisian Morrisism Morrisite Morrison Morristown Morrisville

Phrases

border morris Cotswold morris dancing morris-dancer morris dancer morris off morris-pike nine men's morris Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm

Frequently Paired Words

border morris Cotswold morris dancing morris-dancer morris dancer morris off morris-pike nine men's morris Maurice

Synonyms

morris dance

Homonyms

morris Maurice (one pronunciation)

Rhymes With

chorus doris horace porous taurus horus thesaurus tyrannosaurus mcmorris brontosaurus stegosaurus dilophosaurus

Questions

How do you pronounce morris?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹɪs/.
What does morris mean?
A type of pike.
Where does morris come from?
From Moorish.

How to pronounce morris

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