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whatsis

whatsis noun: any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.

Noun

whatsis (plural whatsises)

  1. Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
    Synonyms:
    thingy

Synonyms of whatsis

Forms of whatsis

pluralwhatsises

Origin of whatsis

From what's this or similar.

Questions about whatsis

What does whatsis mean?
Whatsis means any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
What part of speech is whatsis?
Whatsis is a noun.
What is the plural of whatsis?
The plural of whatsis is whatsises.

Words near whatsis in the dictionary

  1. whatshername
  2. whatshernames
  3. whatshisface
  4. whatshisname
  5. whatshisnames
  6. whatsis
  7. whatsises
  8. whatsisface
  9. whatsisname
  10. whatsisnames
  11. whatsit

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