morris
IPA: mˈɔrʌs
noun
- (weaponry) A type of pike.
- A morris dance.
- (obsolete) The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.
- (countable) A male given name
- A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- (countable) A surname.
- An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis (“descendant of Maurice”).
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
- A placename
- A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
- A town in Alabama, United States; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
- A town in Connecticut, United States; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
- A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
- A town and village in New York, United States; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
- A city in Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States; named for a local family.
- A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Wisconsin, United States.
- A type of folk dance originating in England.
- A former make of British motor car.
verb
- To perform morris dancing.
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Examples of "morris" in Sentences
- Yes, morris, that is exactly what we are going to do, right after we force you to become Muslim and your daughters to become lesbians
- Progressaurus Rex says: dick morris is a prostitute himself, whoring out to the highest bidder no matter what the ideology. he also wants condaleeza racial token to be the republican nominee in 2008.
- The similarity to what became known as the English "morris" is undoubted. [citation needed] Early court records state that the "moresque" was performed at court in her honour, including the dance - the "moresque" or
- Video Of The Day, Errol-Morris, survivors egyptnation morris is an EFFING GENIUS! but it kind of sucks for the people who sat there and poured their hearts out and all the screentime they got was 3 seconds of them saying "my dad" etc. Andrew
- These antics were called morris dances; they were mad, vulgar, joyous abandonment to the mood of the moment; just as the dances performed by little gutter-arabs and factory-girls around street organs are an abandonment to the mood of to-day's moment.
- July 25th, 2006 at 1: 55 pm james risser says: mouth full of dick morris is only stating the policy of the americans … blood, any blood shed from a non-white, is a ‘good’ thing. there is cash in chaos, and the longer the iraqis bleed, the longer the occupation will go on. the more $100 billion ‘emergency’ funds will be authorized by the democrats in congress, the more money the special interests make through death and destruction. the bush crime family runs on the blood and dead bodies of the innocent.
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