sister, sis
(noun) a female person who has the same parents as another person; “my sister married a musician”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sis (plural sises or sisses)
(informal) Clipping of sister.
• (sister): sissy
• ISS, SSI
SIS
(British) Initialism of Secret Intelligence Service.
Initialism of Schengen Information System.
(Secret Intelligence Service)
• MI6, Six, 6
• Secret Intelligence Service
SIS (uncountable)
Initialism of second impact syndrome.
Initialism of snow immersion suffocation.
• ISS, SSI
Source: Wiktionary
Sis, n.
Definition: A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.
Sis, n.
Definition: Six. See Sise. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
