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morris

Syllables: Mor·ris/ˈmɒɹɪs//ˈmɔɹɪs/

morris noun: a type of pike.

Noun (1)

morris (plural morrises)

  1. A type of pike.
    • Another kind of pike called a morris, that is a Moorish pike, was much in fashion about the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49
  2. A morris dance.

Verb

morris (third-person singular simple present morrises, present participle morrising, simple past and past participle morrised)

  1. To perform morris dancing.

Noun (2)

morris (plural morrises)

  1. (obsolete) The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.

Proper noun capitalized: Morris

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

  1. A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis, from Ó (“descendant”) and Muirghis (“of Maurice”).
  5. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
  6. A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
  7. A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312.
  8. A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
  9. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
  10. An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
  11. A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
  12. A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  2. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
  3. A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
  4. A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
  5. A township in Knox County, Ohio.
  6. A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
  7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  8. Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.
  9. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
  10. A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  11. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  12. A type of folk dance originating in England.
    Synonyms:
    morris dance
  13. A former make of British motor car.

morris meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

morris in Hindi

मोरिस, मॉरिस

morris in Tamil

மோரிஸ், மொர்ரிஸ், மொரிஸ்

morris in Marathi

मोरिस, मोरीस, मॉरिस

morris in Urdu

مورس
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morris in Bengali
মরিস, মোরিস, মোরিসের কাছে
morris in Telugu
మోరిస్, మొర్రిస్, మొరిస్
morris in Malayalam
മോറിസ്, മൊറിസ്, മോറിസിലേക്ക്
morris in Kannada
ಮೋರಿಸ್, ಮೊರಿಸ್, ಮೊರ್ರಿಸ್
morris in Punjabi
ਮੌਰਿਸ, ਮੋਰਿਸ, ਮੋਰੀਸ
morris in Gujarati
મોરિસ, મોરીસ, મોરિસને
morris in Odia
ମୋରିସ୍, ମୋରିସ, ମୋରିସ୍ଙ୍କୁ
morris in Nepali
मोरिस, मोरीस

Examples of morris in a sentence

  • Morris (Leela's father, a cyclops): Hey, it's what's-his-name from the surface.
  • Morris said Chicago's transit system responds primarily to the needs of "the rich and the wellborn."
  • Morris and his colleagues have reported on one experimental compound designed specifically to be a morning-after pill.

All 13 example sentences with morris

Synonyms of morris

Forms of morris

Noun
pluralmorrises
Verb
third-person singular presentmorrises
present participlemorrising
past participlemorrised
pastmorrised
Proper noun
pluralMorrises

Plural of morris: morrises

Origin of morris

From Moorish.

From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

Words formed from morris

Phrases with morris

Words that rhyme with morris

Questions about morris

What does morris mean?
Morris means a type of pike.
What is morris in Hindi?
Morris in Hindi is मोरिस, मॉरिस. See Morris meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is morris?
Morris can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce morris?
Morris is pronounced /ˈmɒɹɪs/.
What is the plural of morris?
The plural of morris is morrises.

Words near morris in the dictionary

  1. Morrilton
  2. Morrin
  3. Morrinsville
  4. morrion
  5. morrions
  6. morris
  7. Morris chair
  8. Morris chairs
  9. Morris column
  10. Morris columns
  11. Morris County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: morris (page history and authors); Morris (page history and authors); morris (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); morris (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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