sir
sir
Definition
sir (sʉr)
noun
- a man of rank; lord
- a respectful term of address used to a man: not followed by the given name or surname and often used in the salutation of a letter Dear Sir
- the title used before the given name or full name of a knight or baronet Sir Walter Ralegh
- Archaic a term of address used with the title of a man's office, rank, or profession sir priest, sir judge, sir knight
Etymology: ME < sire: see sire
Sir
Definition
Sir
Bible Sirach
Sir
Synonyms
Sir
n.
sir
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- revere: It said: ' Yes, revered sir, now I remember.
- pray: I pray, sir, hear me: I am married.
- know: Do you know sir, I put six dozen eggs in that cask.
- please: I would like to hear more please sirs... .
- come: Come good sir, will you shew me to this house.
- think: I do not think so, sir, but I am very weak, as I lost a lot of blood.
Adjective modifier
- sorry: MULDER: Uh... I'm sorry, sir.
- cheeky: Posted 17-Aug-2006 Thu 20:12 ] View Near Messages most cheeky young sir a nice bit of rain works wonders sutty [ 206.
- okay: Joe: Okay, sir, could you fix my door for £ 2,000,000?
- correct: Ms B: That is correct, sir, yes.
- sweet: Short and sweet, sir, that's the style. ' ' Right, right, ' said Spangler.
- wrong: A. No, you're wrong, sir - I'm glad to say!
Modifies a noun
- percy: But if sir percy wins a slow arc it will not prove much to me that i dont already know.
- francis: Would be visiting the sir francis experience another ship.
- george: These risks and plan where workers sir george stokes from zinc sulfide.
- robert: Hours than you underground seemed a sir robert may fields and fierce.
Noun used with modifier
sir Quotes
I've often thought I should like to have a set of postcards printed: 'Dear Sir or Madam,Thank you for your communication.Go to hell.Yours sincerely.'
Browse dictionary entries near sir
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- SIPO
- siphonostele
- siphonophore
- siphonage
- siphon bottle
- siphon
- SIPC
- sip
- sir-reverence
- Sirach
- Siracusa
- sirdar
- sire
- siree
- siren
- siren song
- sirenian
- Siret
