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  • sis
    sis
    noun
  • -sis
    -sis
    a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form from verbs abstract nouns of action, process, state, condition, etc..
  • SIS
    SIS
    abbreviation
    (in Britain) Secret Intelligence Service
Synonyms

sis

1 American  
[sis] / sɪs /

noun

Informal.
  1. sister.


-sis 2 American  
  1. a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form from verbs abstract nouns of action, process, state, condition, etc..

    thesis; aphesis.


SIS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Also called: MI6. (in Britain) Secret Intelligence Service

  2. (in New Zealand) Security Intelligence Service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sis 2 British  
/ sɪs /

noun

  1. informal short for sister

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sis 3 British  
/ siːs, sɪs /

interjection

  1. informal an exclamation of disgust

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sis1

1825–35, shortened form; compare Dutch zus for zuster sister

Origin of -sis2

From Greek


Vocabulary lists containing sis

Example Sentences

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"Hey Sis, call me back when you get this. I was just calling to see how your day went! I love you to the moon & back sis," it read.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Former child star Danielle Spencer, who brought sass as little sis Dee in the 1970s sitcom ‘What’s Happening!!,’ died Monday after battling cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

You’ve said your sis won’t stop harping on your solution, which suggests there’s a deeper issue here.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2024

“Hey sis, what’s up? It’s been hot as hell over here,” read one of their messages, shared with The New York Times.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

“Hey, sis one and sis two,” he said.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

Sallay was promoted to head the SIS, Sri Lanka’s main intelligence agency, following Rajapaksa's victory, but was dismissed after Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidency in 2024, promising prosecutions of those behind the attacks.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Slovakia's domestic intelligence service, the SIS, has confirmed the claims, but has given few details.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

SIS Chief Richard Moore disclosed in July 2022 that China’s intelligence services are “extraordinarily well-resourced,” the report said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

As an example, Hsieh pointed to SIS Productions, which had moved toward a collective leadership model two decades ago.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2022

William also had several Jewish colleagues in the SIS, most of whom he hired himself.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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