Cirrus

noun

/ˈsɪɹəs/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA tendril.

2.nounA thin tendril-like appendage.

3.nounA principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.

Synonyms

cirrhus cirrus cloud uncinus wind evaginated ceroid titi burr cucumber twig silicle tendron arborvitae

Rhymes With

seeress siris cheer us clear us fear us lyris near us steer us

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