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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
