noun🔗ShareA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling."My sister is always driving me crazy."familyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun."Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent."religionfamilypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns."The butterfly garden featured many different kinds of butterflies, including the striking sisters, whose dark, nun-like wings were a beautiful contrast to the brightly colored flowers. "animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.""The sisters on the hospital ward made sure all the patients received their medicine on time." "medicinejobserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism."Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister."familyhumanpersongroupsocietyorganizationcultureracereligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(sometimes capitalized) A black woman.""The Sisters of the community group organized a mentoring program for young Black girls." "raceculturesocietypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA form of address to a woman."What’s up, sister?"familypersoncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address."Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke."politicsfamilypersonsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another."sister city"familypersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node."In the family tree diagram, John and Mary are sisters because they both branch directly from the same parent node, the "Smith Family." "computingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(usually attributively) Something in the same class."sister facility"familygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it."I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists."architecturetechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be sister to; to resemble closely.""Her calm demeanor and sharp intellect truly sistered her to the famous professor she admired." "familyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
