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sss

sss interjection: the hiss of a snake or other reptile.

Interjection

  1. (onomatopoeic) The hiss of a snake or other reptile.
    • "Sss," said the snake.2017, Brian Fox, The Hollow Rasping of an American Nightmare, page 420

Proper noun capitalized: SSS

SSS

  1. (Philippines) Social Security System.
  2. (US) Selective Service System.

Noun capitalized: SSS

SSS

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of super soft source.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of sick sinus syndrome.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of subclavian steal syndrome.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism, slang) Initialism of shit, shower, shave.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of subsurface scattering.

Questions about sss

What does sss mean?
Sss means the hiss of a snake or other reptile.
What part of speech is sss?
Sss can be an interjection, a proper noun or a noun.

Words near sss in the dictionary

  1. SSRN
  2. ssrna
  3. ssrnas
  4. SSRNs
  5. SSRS
  6. sss
  7. SSSD
  8. SSSE3
  9. sssh
  10. SSSI
  11. SSSIs

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