"ess" meaning in English

See ess in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ess.wav Forms: esses [plural]
enPR: ĕs Rhymes: -ɛs Head templates: {{en-noun}} ess (plural esses)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s. Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-ess-en-noun-9bU8LZOd
  2. Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
    Sense id: en-ess-en-noun-AgYY4XmV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: es Derived forms: collar of esses, de-ess, ess-hook, long ess, short ess Translations (name of the letter S, s): إِس (ʔis) [masculine] (Arabic), ese (Asturian), এস (es) (Bengali), essa [feminine] (Catalan), es [neuter] (Danish), es (Dutch), so (Esperanto), ess [neuter] (Faroese), äs (Finnish), ässä (Finnish), esse [masculine] (French), ese [masculine] (Galician), ες (es) [neuter] (Greek), (Hawaiian), एस (es) (Hindi), se (Ido), es (Indonesian), eas (Irish), sail [feminine] (Irish), エス (esu) (Japanese), 에스 (eseu) (Korean), es (Latin), es (Malay), एस (es) (Marathi), ess [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ess [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), èssa [feminine] (Occitan), esse [masculine] (Portuguese), эс (es) [neuter] (Russian), ese [feminine] (Spanish), es (Tagalog), sa (Abakada) (Tagalog), ese (english: Abecedario alphabet) (Tagalog), เอส (ées) (Thai), se (Turkish), ét (Vietnamese), sờ (Vietnamese), xờ mạnh (Vietnamese), xờ nặng (Vietnamese), ès [feminine] (Welsh)
Related terms: letter [Latin, letter-name], a [Latin, letter-name], bee [Latin, letter-name], cee [Latin, letter-name], dee [Latin, letter-name], e [Latin, letter-name], ef [Latin, letter-name], gee [Latin, letter-name], aitch [Latin, letter-name], i [Latin, letter-name], jay [Latin, letter-name], kay [Latin, letter-name], el [Latin, letter-name], em [Latin, letter-name], en [Latin, letter-name], o [Latin, letter-name], pee [Latin, letter-name], cue [Latin, letter-name], ar [Latin, letter-name], tee [Latin, letter-name], u [Latin, letter-name], vee [Latin, letter-name], double-u [Latin, letter-name], ex [Latin, letter-name], wye [Latin, letter-name], zee [Latin, letter-name], zed [Latin, letter-name] Disambiguation of 'name of the letter S, s': 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ess.wav Forms: esses [present, singular, third-person], essing [participle, present], essed [participle, past], essed [past]
enPR: ĕs Rhymes: -ɛs Head templates: {{en-verb}} ess (third-person singular simple present esses, present participle essing, simple past and past participle essed)
  1. To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S. Hypernyms: wind
    Sense id: en-ess-en-verb-74TPGwpX Categories (other): English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 11 36 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 33 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 18 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 32 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 8 32 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 8 24 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 38 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 21 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 19 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 29 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 7 31 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 25 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 20 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 9 25 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 16 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 8 32 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 6 31 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 15 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 24 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 38 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 16 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 16 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 32 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 16 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 7 31 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 7 31 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 27 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 25 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 8 32 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 16 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 16 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 8 33 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 8 24 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 32 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 7 31 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 6 18 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: es

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "vee"
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        {
          "text": "1998, Ricardo Corona, \"These Esses\" (\"Eses esses\"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone\nthese esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's as if / the ess / were the sounds / of success"
        },
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          "ref": "2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:",
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      "enpr": "ĕs"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛs/"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔis",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِس"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "ese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "es",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "এস"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "essa"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "es"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "es"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "so"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ess"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "äs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "ässä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "es",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ες"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "sā"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "es",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "एस"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "es"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "eas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "esu",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "エス"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eseu",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "에스"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "es"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "es"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "es",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "एस"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ess"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ess"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "èssa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "es",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "эс"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "es"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "sa (Abakada)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "tl",
      "english": "Abecedario alphabet",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "ese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ées",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "เอส"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "ét"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "sờ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "xờ mạnh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "word": "xờ nặng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "name of the letter S, s",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ès"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ess"
}

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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "essing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "essed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "essed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "changing",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ĕs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ess.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ess.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ess.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ess.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ess.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "es"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ess"
}

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