sir: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of sir
- yessir«Word Popularity Bar2/5
yessir
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- aesir1/5
aesir
- noun (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard
- noun (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard
- asir1/5
asir
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Suffixes of sir
- sire«Word Popularity Bar4/5
sire
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- noun the founder of a family
father; forefather.
- keep the faith of our forefathers
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- sirs3/5
sir
- noun term of address for a man
- noun a title used before the name of knight or baronet
- noun term of address for a man
- siren3/5
siren
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
temptress; Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale.
- noun a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
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siren
- noun a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
temptress; Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale.
- noun a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- sirius3/5
sirius
(Astron.) The Dog Star. See Dog Star .
- sires2/5
sire
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- noun the founder of a family
father; forefather.
- keep the faith of our forefathers
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- sirrah2/5
sirrah
- noun formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
- noun formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
- sirdar2/5
sirdar
- noun an important person in India
- noun an important person in India
- sired2/5
sire
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- noun the founder of a family
father; forefather.
- keep the faith of our forefathers
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- sirloin2/5
sirloin
- noun the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
- noun the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
- sirach2/5
sirach
- noun an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Ben Sira; Ecclesiasticus; Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach.
- noun an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
- sirocco2/5
sirocco
- noun a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
sandstorm; dust storm; duster.
- it was the kind of duster not experienced in years
- noun a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
- sira2/5
sira
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- siri2/5
siri
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- sircar2/5
sircar
A Hindoo clerk or accountant. India
- sirdars1/5
- siring1/5
sire
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- noun the founder of a family
father; forefather.
- keep the faith of our forefathers
- noun a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- siracusa1/5
siracusa
- noun a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
Syracuse.
- noun a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
- sirenia1/5
sirenia
(Zoöl.) An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera. ✍ The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals. See Cetacea (b) .
- siris1/5
siris
- noun large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
siris tree; Albizia lebbeck; Albizzia lebbeck.
- noun large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
- sirup1/5
sirup
- noun a thick sweet sticky liquid
syrup.
- noun a thick sweet sticky liquid
- sirenians1/5
sirenian
- noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
sea cow; sirenian mammal.
- noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
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sirloin
- noun the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
- noun the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
- sirenian1/5
sirenian
- noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
sea cow; sirenian mammal.
- noun any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
- sirc1/5
sirc
- noun an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies
Security Intelligence Review Committee.
- noun an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies
- siree1/5
siree
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- sirene1/5
siren
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
temptress; Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale.
- noun a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- sirt1/5
sirt
A quicksand. Obs.
- sirkar1/5
- sirree1/5
sirree
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- sirtalis1/5
sirtalis
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- sirian1/5
sirian
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- siret1/5
siret
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- sirventes1/5
sirvente
A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical, -- often used by the troubadours of the Middle Ages.
- sirih1/5
- sirex1/5
- siros1/5
- sirop1/5
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Derived words of sir
- desire«Word Popularity Bar5/5
desire
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- noun an inclination to want things
- a man of many desires
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- desired5/5
desired
- adjective satellite greatly desired
in demand; coveted; sought after.
- verb feel or have a desire for; want strongly
desire; want.
- I want to go home now
- I want my own room
- adjective satellite greatly desired
- desires5/5
desire
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- noun an inclination to want things
- a man of many desires
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- desirable5/5
desirable
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- a desirable job
- computer with many desirable features
- a desirable outcome
- adjective satellite worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
suitable; worthy.
- the parents found the girl suitable for their son
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- undesirable4/5
undesirable
- noun one whose presence is undesirable
- rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables
- adjective not wanted
unwanted.
- undesirable impurities in steel
- legislation excluding undesirable aliens
- removed the unwanted vegetation
- noun one whose presence is undesirable
- desiring4/5
desire
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- noun an inclination to want things
- a man of many desires
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- desirous4/5
desirous
- adjective having or expressing desire for something
wishful.
- desirous of high office
- desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem
- adjective having or expressing desire for something
- desirability4/5
desirability
- noun the quality of being worthy of desiring
desirableness.
- noun attractiveness to the opposite sex
sex appeal; desirableness; oomph.
- noun the quality of being worthy of desiring
- osiris3/5
osiris
(Myth.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. --Serapis .O*sir"i*an a.
- undesired3/5
undesired
- adjective satellite not desired
unsought.
- an undesired result
- adjective satellite not desired
- cassirer3/5
cassirer
- noun German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)
Ernst Cassirer.
- noun German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)
- desiree3/5
desiree
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- undesirables2/5
undesirable
- noun one whose presence is undesirable
- rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables
- adjective not wanted
unwanted.
- undesirable impurities in steel
- legislation excluding undesirable aliens
- removed the unwanted vegetation
- noun one whose presence is undesirable
- undesirability2/5
undesirability
- noun the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
- noun the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
- grandsire2/5
grandsire
Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.
- messire2/5
- undesirably1/5
undesirably
- adverb in an undesirable manner
unwantedly.
- he was unwantedly friendly
- adverb in an undesirable manner
- desirableness1/5
desirableness
- noun the quality of being worthy of desiring
desirability.
- noun attractiveness to the opposite sex
desirability; sex appeal; oomph.
- noun the quality of being worthy of desiring
- desirabilities1/5
desirability
- noun the quality of being worthy of desiring
desirableness.
- noun attractiveness to the opposite sex
sex appeal; desirableness; oomph.
- noun the quality of being worthy of desiring
- desirably1/5
desirable
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- a desirable job
- computer with many desirable features
- a desirable outcome
- adjective satellite worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
suitable; worthy.
- the parents found the girl suitable for their son
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- osirian1/5
- desireless1/5
desireless
Free from desire. Donne.
- beausire1/5
- desireable1/5
desirable
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- a desirable job
- computer with many desirable features
- a desirable outcome
- adjective satellite worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
suitable; worthy.
- the parents found the girl suitable for their son
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- grandsires1/5
grandsire
Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.
- desirer1/5
desire
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- noun an inclination to want things
- a man of many desires
- noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- desirelessness1/5
- desirables1/5
desirable
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- a desirable job
- computer with many desirable features
- a desirable outcome
- adjective satellite worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
suitable; worthy.
- the parents found the girl suitable for their son
- adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
- transire1/5
transire
(End. Law) A customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.
- lepidosiren1/5
lepidosiren
(Zoöl.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species ( Protopterus annectens ). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called alsodoko .
- yessiree1/5
- gudesire1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `sir`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `sir`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `sir`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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