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sister
sister is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 8 senses
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- 1noun
A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother.
- 2noun
A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community.
- 3noun
One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits.
- 4transitive verb
To be sister to; to resemble closely.
- 5noun
(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
- 6noun
a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group
"none of her sisters would betray her"
- 7noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)
"the Sisters taught her to love God"
- 8noun
a female person who has the same parents as another person
"my sister married a musician"
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