NOUN | plant | cirrus, cirrhus | usually coiled |
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object | cirrus, cirrus cloud | a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) | |
animal | cirrus | a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects |
Sounds | sih'rahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | usually coiled. | |
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Synonym | cirrhus | |
Broader | tendril | Slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support |
Spanish | cirro | |
Catalan | cirrus |
Meaning | A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles). | |
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Synonym | cirrus cloud | |
Narrower | mare's tail | A long narrow flowing cirrus cloud |
Broader | cloud | A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude |
Spanish | cirro, cirrus | |
Catalan | cirrus |
Meaning | A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile. | |
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Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
Spanish | cirro, cirrus | |
Catalan | cirrus |
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