KRIS

kris, creese, crease

(noun) a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Kris

A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Christina, Kristin, Kristine and related given names.

A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names.

Anagrams

• Risk, irks, kirs, riks, risk

Etymology

Noun

kris (plural krises or krisses)

An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade.

A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade.

Verb

kris (third-person singular simple present krises, present participle krissing or krising, simple past and past participle krissed or krised)

(transitive) To stab with a kris.

Anagrams

• Risk, irks, kirs, riks, risk

Source: Wiktionary


Kris, n.

Definition: A Malay dagger. See Creese.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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