morse
noun
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
morse
1 American
[mawrs]
/ mɔrs /
noun
Ecclesiastical.
Morse
2
American
[mawrs]
/ mɔrs /
noun
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Morses
plural
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Jedidiah 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
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Samuel F(inley) B(reese) 1791–1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful telegraph in the U.S.; inventor of the most commonly used telegraphic code system.
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a male given name, form of Maurice.
adjective
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noting or pertaining to the Morse code or the system of communications using it.
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pertaining to any code resembling the Morse code.
Morse
1
British
/ mɔːs /
noun
morse
2
British
/ mɔːs /
noun
Morse
Scientific
/ môrs /
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of morse
1375–1425; late Middle English mors < Old French < Latin morsus fastening, literally, act of biting, equivalent to mord ( ēre ) to bite + -tus, suffix of v. action
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After divorcing her husband, she was posted to RAF Gibraltar where she worked as a telegraphist, a job which saw her work with morse code and given high level security clearance.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Perhaps the message was hinting at the aliens’ appearance, morse code, cellular automata or the genetic secrets of E.T.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023
They flash like morse code messages from childhood, the Tinkerbells of the longest days of summer.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
One method he dubbed “ETHERLED” turns a secure computer’s blinking LED lights into morse code to transmit data from the secure computer.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
I spotted a box of brand new packed German navy morse keys and decided the time had come for me to acquire a small war trophy of my own.
From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly
Piper and Morse then distributed promising varieties to agricultural experiment stations around the country, where researchers determined which ones performed best under local conditions.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“And now he’s in court blaming his team,” Morse said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Blackwell was ordered to pay £3,500 in compensation each to Thomas, Chapman, and Morse, and £3,250 to Roberts to "reflect the additional aggravation and distress" she had caused them.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Keven Morse, superintendent of East Lawn Cemetery, said he has seen deer, geese, hawks, foxes, coyotes, and countless bees during his family's 46 years helping manage the nonprofit cemetery.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
Other smaller specialist groups existed, in which boys learned how to signal in Morse code, operate antiaircraft weaponry, provide first aid and practical field medicine, perform air-raid warden duties, and handle other weapons.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Around 138 home credit companies left the sector in 2020, according to sub-prime lender Morses Club.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2021
And, while I consider myself a pretty good sleuth when it comes to Marples and Morses, I have never come close to guessing how a Creek crime was committed.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013
In the late 1970s, worried that inheritance taxes after their deaths would lead to the breakup of the collection, the Morses offered to donate their Dalís to any institution that would keep them together.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2010
From the start of the pandemic, the Morses reined in their lives.
From Washington Post
I should no longer be equal to measuring my wits against the Morses of the world.”
From Jacob's Ladder by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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