ess
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4ADJ.
english
VERB + ESS
belongs, ending
ESS + NOUN
-, diden', ee, society
PREP.
in, into
Definitions
noun
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Eses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone these esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's as if / the ess / were the sounds / of success
I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
verb
To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.
particle
Yes.
'Big chap, edn' 'a?' I thought he was the biggest chap I had ever seen. 'Ess,' said Corin.
Overheard in Cornwall: 'Oh, ess, diden' ee know I gived up keepin' ducks? They wus allus comin' 'ome lost'.
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61998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Eses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone these esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's a
WiktionaryI have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
Wiktionary'Big chap, edn' 'a?' I thought he was the biggest chap I had ever seen. 'Ess,' said Corin.
WiktionaryOverheard in Cornwall: 'Oh, ess, diden' ee know I gived up keepin' ducks? They wus allus comin' 'ome lost'.
WiktionaryHe belongs to the ESS (English Speaking Society).
Tatoeba · #288670The meaning of life for most people fits into three letters: ESS - eat, shit, sleep.
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