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