bis: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of bis
- rabbis«Word Popularity Bar4/5
rabbi
- noun spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
- noun a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
- noun spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
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cannabis
- noun any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
hemp.
- noun the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
ganja; marihuana; marijuana.
- noun any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
- pubis3/5
pubis
- noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
pubic bone; os pubis.
- noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
- ibis3/5
ibis
- noun wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
- noun wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
- nobis3/5
nobis
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- anubis2/5
anubis
- noun Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
Anpu.
- noun Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
- alibis2/5
alibi
- noun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
excuse; exculpation; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- punjabis2/5
punjabi
- noun a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India
Panjabi.
- noun the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India
Panjabi.
- noun a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India
- rbis2/5
rbi
- noun a run that is the result of the batter's performance
run batted in.
- he had more than 100 rbi last season
- noun a run that is the result of the batter's performance
- wahhabis2/5
wahabi
- noun a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
Wahhabi.
- Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim
- noun a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
- vobis2/5
vobis
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- lambis1/5
lambis
- noun scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
genus Lambis.
- noun scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
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tupinambis
- noun tejus
genus Tupinambis.
- noun tejus
- arabis1/5
arabis
- noun annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
genus Arabis.
- noun annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
- wahabis1/5
wahabi
- noun a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
Wahhabi.
- Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim
- noun a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
- obis1/5
obi
- noun (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
obeah.
- noun a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
obeah.
- noun (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
- nabis1/5
nabis
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- babis1/5
babis
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- planorbis1/5
planorbis
(Zoöl.) Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to Planorbis and other allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.
- dhobis1/5
- combis1/5
- subis1/5
subis
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- labis1/5
labis
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Suffixes of bis
- bishop«Word Popularity Bar5/5
bishop
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- noun port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- bishops5/5
bishop
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- noun port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- biscuits4/5
biscuit
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- noun any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
cooky; cookie.
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- bisexual4/5
bisexual
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
bisexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to both sexes
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- bismarck4/5
bismarck
- noun German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
Iron Chancellor; Otto von Bismarck; Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck; von Bismarck; Prince Otto von Bismarck.
- noun capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
capital of North Dakota.
- noun German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
- bismuth3/5
bismuth
- noun a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
atomic number 83; Bi.
- noun a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
- biscuit3/5
biscuit
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- noun any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
cooky; cookie.
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- bisexuality3/5
bisexuality
- noun showing characteristics of both sexes
androgyny; hermaphroditism.
- noun sexual activity with both men and women
- noun showing characteristics of both sexes
- bistro3/5
bistro
- noun a small informal restaurant; serves wine
- noun a small informal restaurant; serves wine
- bissau3/5
bissau
- noun the capital of Guinea-Bissau
capital of Guinea-Bissau.
- noun the capital of Guinea-Bissau
- bison3/5
bison
- noun any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
- noun any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
- bishopric3/5
bishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
episcopate; diocese.
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- bisexuals2/5
bisexual
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
bisexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to both sexes
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- bisection2/5
bisection
- noun dividing into two equal parts
- noun dividing into two equal parts
- bisected2/5
bisect
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisect a line
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisque2/5
bisque
- noun a thick cream soup made from shellfish
- noun a thick cream soup made from shellfish
- bisecting2/5
bisect
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisect a line
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisect2/5
bisect
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisect a line
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisects2/5
bisect
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bisect a line
- verb cut in half or cut in two
- bishkek2/5
bishkek
- noun the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Frunze; capital of Kyrgyzstan; Biskek.
- noun the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
- bistros2/5
bistro
- noun a small informal restaurant; serves wine
- noun a small informal restaurant; serves wine
- bishoprics2/5
bishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
episcopate; diocese.
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- bismarckian2/5
bismarckian
- adjective of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments
- adjective of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments
- biscay2/5
biscay
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- bist2/5
bist
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- biscayne2/5
biscayne
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- bisector2/5
bisector
One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line which bisects an angle.
- bistable2/5
bistable
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- bisson2/5
bisson
Purblind; blinding. Obs. "Bisson rheum." Shak.
- biscotti2/5
- bish2/5
bish
Same as Bikh .
- bisulfite2/5
bisulfite
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- bisa2/5
bisa
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- bister1/5
bister
- noun a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
bistre.
- noun a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
- bistre1/5
bistre
- noun a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
bister.
- noun a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
- bisections1/5
bisection
- noun dividing into two equal parts
- noun dividing into two equal parts
- bisayan1/5
bisayan
- noun a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
Visayan.
- noun a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
- bisayas1/5
bisayas
- noun group of islands in the central Philippines
Visayan Islands.
- noun group of islands in the central Philippines
- bisons1/5
bison
- noun any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
- noun any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
- bise1/5
bise
- noun a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
bize.
- noun a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
- bismark1/5
bismark
- noun a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
jelly doughnut; Berlin doughnut.
- noun a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
- bismillah1/5
bismillah
An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. Written also Bizmillah .
- bisectors1/5
bisector
One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line which bisects an angle.
- biserial1/5
biserial
In two rows or series.
- bisulphide1/5
bisulphide
(Chem.) A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called bisulphuret.
- biskra1/5
- bisyllabic1/5
bisyllabic
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- bisulphite1/5
bisulphite
(Chem.) A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.
- bisulfate1/5
bisulfate
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- biscayan1/5
biscayan
Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain. --n. A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
- bistort1/5
bistort
(Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.
- bisquick1/5
bisquick
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- bisitun1/5
- bisociation1/5
- bisulphate1/5
bisulphate
(Chem.) A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.
- bistoury1/5
bistoury
A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.
- bisk1/5
bisk
Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh together. King.
- bisync1/5
- bispinosa1/5
bispinosa
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- bisulfide1/5
bisulfide
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- bisexually1/5
bisexual
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
bisexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to both sexes
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- biseriate1/5
biseriate
In two rows or series.
- bisti1/5
bisti
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- bisectrix1/5
bisectrix
The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
- bisso1/5
bisso
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Derived words of bis
- rubbish«Word Popularity Bar4/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- archbishop4/5
archbishop
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- refurbished3/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- plebiscite3/5
plebiscite
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- cubism3/5
cubism
- noun an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
- noun an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
- archbishops3/5
archbishop
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- strabismus3/5
strabismus
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
squint.
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- hibiscus3/5
hibiscus
- noun any plant of the genus Hibiscus
- noun any plant of the genus Hibiscus
- mitsubishi3/5
mitsubishi
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- refurbishment2/5
refurbishment
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
restoration; renovation.
- the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
- cubist2/5
cubist
- noun an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism
- adjective relating to or characteristic of cubism
cubistic.
- cubist art
- noun an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism
- frobisher2/5
frobisher
- noun English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
Sir Martin Frobisher.
- noun English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
- refurbishing2/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- refurbish2/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- wahhabism2/5
wahhabism
- noun a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
Wahabism.
- Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism
- noun a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
- cubists2/5
cubist
- noun an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism
- adjective relating to or characteristic of cubism
cubistic.
- cubist art
- noun an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism
- snobbish2/5
snobbish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
clannish; cliquish; clubby; snobby.
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
- plebiscites2/5
plebiscite
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- orbison2/5
orbison
- noun United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)
Roy Orbison.
- noun United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)
- archbishopric2/5
archbishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- snobbishness2/5
snobbishness
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
snobbism; snobbery.
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
- obispo2/5
obispo
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- nabisco2/5
nabisco
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- arabism2/5
arabism
An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. Stuart.
- rubbishy1/5
rubbishy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
trashy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
- soubise1/5
soubise
- noun veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream
white onion sauce.
- noun veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream
- refurbishments1/5
refurbishment
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
restoration; renovation.
- the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
- furbished1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
- furbish1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
- plumbism1/5
plumbism
- noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
saturnism; lead poisoning.
- noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
- nebbish1/5
nebbish
- noun (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
nebbech.
- noun (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
- furbishing1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
- wahabism1/5
wahabism
- noun a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
Wahhabism.
- Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism
- noun a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
- refurbishes1/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- arabist1/5
arabist
One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.
- arabists1/5
arabist
- noun a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
- noun a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
- rubbished1/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- rubbishing1/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- ibises1/5
ibis
- noun wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
- noun wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
- snobbism1/5
snobbism
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
snobbery; snobbishness.
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
- archbishoprics1/5
archbishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- cubistic1/5
cubistic
- adjective relating to or characteristic of cubism
cubist.
- cubist art
- adjective relating to or characteristic of cubism
- snobbishly1/5
snobbishly
- adverb in a snobbish manner
uppishly; snootily.
- they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party
- adverb in a snobbish manner
- plebiscitary1/5
plebiscitary
Of or pertaining to plebiscite. The Century.
- strabismic1/5
- arabisation1/5
- babism1/5
babism
The doctrine of a modern religious sect, which originated in Persia in 1843, being a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish and Parsee elements.
- metabisulphite1/5
- plebiscitarian1/5
- hobbism1/5
hobbism
The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English materialist (); esp., his political theory that the most perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy with despotic control over everything relating to law, morals, and religion.
- ambisyllabic1/5
ambisyllabic
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- hobbist1/5
hobbist
One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes.
- ambisexual1/5
- arabised1/5
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