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harris

/ˈhæɹɪs//ˈhæɹɪs/

harris noun: a dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.

Noun

harris (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang) A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.
    • I'd rather stay in with some harris than go to the pub after work tonight.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Harris

Harris (countable and uncountable, plural Harrises)

  1. (countable) An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
    • In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library.2012 April 3, Laura Smith-Spark, “Are mass killings on the increase? Criminologist says no”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2021
    • On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.2024 May 1, Charles M. Blow, “Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 May 2024
  2. (countable) A male given name.
  3. A township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. An unincorporated community in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
  7. A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
  8. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas.
  9. A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
  10. A minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri.
  11. A hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon.
  2. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  3. A number of townships, including one each in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Harris Township.
  4. An abandoned settlement in Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
  5. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Harris County.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Harris

Harris (uncountable)

  1. The southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides and Western Isles council area, Scotland.

harris meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

harris in Hindi

हैरिस

harris in Tamil

ஹாரிஸ், ஹரிஸ், ஹார்ரிஸ்

harris in Marathi

हॅरिस, हॅरीस

harris in Urdu

ہیرس
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harris in Bengali
হ্যারিস
harris in Telugu
హారిస్, హ్యారిస్, హ్యారీస్
harris in Malayalam
ഹാരിസ്
harris in Kannada
ಹ್ಯಾರಿಸ್, ಹ್ಯಾರೀಸ್
harris in Punjabi
ਹੈਰਿਸ
harris in Gujarati
હેરિસ, હેરીસ, હૅરિસ
harris in Odia
ହାରିସ୍, ହ୍ଯାରିସ୍, ହ୍ଯ଼ାରିସ୍
harris in Nepali
ह्यारिस, हेरिस, ह्यारीस

Forms of harris

pluralHarrises

Origin of harris

* (rhyming slang): Ellipsis of harris tweed (“weed, marijuana”); from Harris tweed.

From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse hérað (“hundred (administrative district)”), or from Old Norse hærri (“higher”), referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.

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Questions about harris

What does harris mean?
Harris means a dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.
What is harris in Hindi?
Harris in Hindi is हैरिस. See Harris meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is harris?
Harris can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce harris?
Harris is pronounced /ˈhæɹɪs/.

Words near harris in the dictionary

  1. Harringtons
  2. Harringworth
  3. Harriot
  4. Harriott
  5. Harriotts
  6. harris
  7. Harris buck
  8. Harris County
  9. Harris line
  10. Harris lines
  11. Harris Manchester

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Adapted from Wiktionary: harris (page history and authors); Harris (page history and authors); harris (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harris (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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