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cisses

cisses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ciss.

Meaning of ciss

Verb

ciss (third-person singular simple present cisses, present participle cissing, simple past and past participle cissed)

  1. (varnish, or oil) To retract (from a uniform film applied to a damp, oily or nonabsorbent surface) and clump up into small droplets, or form craters.
    • Varnish is very apt to ciss on old work, if the second coat is not applied as soon as ever the first coat is hard enough to bear varnishing.1873, Ernest Spon, Workshop Receipts, for the Use of Manufacturers, Mechanics, and Scientific Amateurs by Ernest Spon, page 83

Proper noun capitalized: Cisses

Cisses

  1. (plural) plural of Cisse

Questions about cisses

What is cisses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cisses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ciss.
What part of speech is cisses?
Cisses is a proper noun.

Words near cisses in the dictionary

  1. cissas
  2. Cisse
  3. cissed
  4. Cissell
  5. Cissells
  6. cisses
  7. cissexism
  8. cissexist
  9. cissexists
  10. cissexual
  11. cissexuality

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