SS 1 (?s??s?)n. An elite organization within the Nazi party that served as Hitler’s personal guard and included police units and special forces, carrying out mass killings of civilians and overseeing concentration camps.[German, abbr. for Schutzstaffel : Schutz, defense + Staffel, echelon.]SS 2abbr.1. saints2. or S/S same size3. shortstop4. Social Security5. Song of Solomon6. steamship7. strong safety8. Sunday schoolAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ss the internet domain name for (Computer Science) South Sudan SS abbreviation for 1. (Historical Terms) a paramilitary organization within the Nazi party that provided Hitler’s bodyguard, security forces including the Gestapo, concentration camp guards, and a corps of combat troops (the Waffen-SS) in World War II 2. (Nautical Terms) steamship 3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Sunday school [(sense 1) German Schutzstaffel protection squad]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014SS 1. Schutzstaffel. 2. social security. 3. steamship. 4. supersonic. ss or ss., (in prescriptions) a half. [
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‘s1. Is: She’s here.2. Has: He’s arrived.3. Does: What’s he want?4. Us: Let’s go.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.S, s (?s) n., pl. Ss S’s, ss s’s. 1. the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an S. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter S or s. S 1. satisfactory. 2. sentence. 3. siemens. 4. signature. 5. single. 6. small. 7. soft. 8. soprano. 9. Also, s south. 10. southern. 11. state (highway). 12. Gram. subject. S Symbol. 1. the 19th in order or in a series. 2. Biochem. serine. 3. entropy. 4. sulfur. s Symbol. second. ‘s1 , an ending used to form the possessive of most singular nouns, plural nouns not ending in s, noun phrases, and noun substitutes: man’s; women’s; James’s; witness’s (or witness’); king of England’s; anyone’s. [Middle English -es, Old English] ‘s2 , 1. contraction of is: She’s here. 2. contraction of has: He’s been there. 3. contraction of does: What’s he do for a living? ‘s3 , Archaic. a contraction of God’s: ‘sdeath; ‘sblood. ‘s4 , a contraction of us: Let’s go. ‘s5 , a contraction of as: so’s not to be late. -s1 , a suffix used in the formation of adverbs: always; betimes; unawares. [Middle English -es, Old English; ultimately identical with ‘ s1] -s2 or -es, an ending marking the third person sing. present indicative of verbs: walks; runs; plays.[Middle English (north) -(e)s, Old English (north); orig. ending of 2nd pers. singular; replacing Middle English, Old English -eth -eth1] -s3 or -es, an ending marking nouns as plural (weeks; days; minutes), occurring also on nouns that have no singular (dregs; pants; scissors), or on nouns that have a singular with a different meaning (glasses; manners; thanks); -s3 occurs with a number of nouns that now often take singular agreement, as the names of games (billiards; checkers), of diseases (measles; rickets), or of various involuntary physical or mental conditions (d.t.’s; giggles; hots; willies). A parallel set of formations, where -s3 has no plural value, are adjectives denoting mental states (bananas; crackers; nuts); compare -ers.[Middle English -(e)s, Old English -as] -s4 , a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address: Babs; Fats; Suzykins; Toodles. [probably from the metonymic use of nouns formed with -s3, as boots or Goldilocks] S. 1. Sabbath. 2. Saint. 3. Saturday. 4. schilling. 5. Sea. 6. Senate. 7. September. 8. (in prescriptions) mark; write; label. [When a singular noun refers to a person or animal, you form the possessive by adding ‘s.When a plural noun ends in s, you form the possessive by adding an apostrophe ‘.When a plural noun does not end in s, you form the possessive by adding ‘s.When a name ends in s, you usually form the possessive by adding ‘s.In formal writing, the possessive of a name ending in s is sometimes formed by adding an apostrophe ‘.You don’t usually add ‘s to nouns that refer to things. For example, don’t say ‘the building’s front’. Say ‘the front of the building’.You can add ‘s to the following pronouns:The possessive forms of other pronouns, for example my, your, and her, are called possessive determiners.In British English, you can add ‘s to a person’s name to refer to the house where they live. For example, ‘I met him at Lisa’s’ means ‘I met him at Lisa’s house’.British speakers also use words ending in ‘s to refer to shops and places offering services. For example, they talk about a butcher’s, a dentist’s, or a hairdresser’s.You can use be and a short noun phrase ending in ‘s to say who something belongs to. For example, if someone says ‘Whose is this coat?’, you can say ‘It’s my mother’s’.Be Careful!Don’t use this construction in formal writing. Instead use belong to. You also use belong to with a longer noun phrase. For example, say ‘It belongs to the man next door’. Don’t say ‘It is the man next door’s’.Apart from its use in possessives, ‘s has three other uses:
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S 11. The symbol for sulfur.2. The symbol for entropy.S 2abbr.1. Football safety2. Bible Samuel3. satisfactory4. Saturday5. Sports shot6. siemens7. small8. soprano9. a. southb. southern10. Baseball strike11. Sports striker12. Sundays 1 or S (?s)n. pl. s’s or S’s also ss or Ss 1. The 19th letter of the modern English alphabet.2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter s.3. The 19th in a series.4. Something shaped like the letter S.s 2abbr.1. second (unit of time)2. Mathematics second (of arc)3. stere4. strange quarkAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.s (?s) or Sn, pl s’s, S’s or Ss1. (Linguistics) the 19th letter and 15th consonant of the modern English alphabet2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar fricative, either voiceless, as in sit, or voiced, as in dogs3. a. something shaped like an Sb. (in combination): an S-bend in a road. s symbol for (Units) second (of time) S symbol for 1. satisfactory 2. Society 3. small (size) 4. (Physical Geography) South 5. (Elements & Compounds) chem sulphur 6. (General Physics) physics a. entropyb. siemensc. strangeness 7. (Currencies) (the former) schilling 8. (Music, other) sol 9. (Chemistry) sol 10. (General Physics) sol 11. (Currencies) (the former) sucre abbreviation for (Automotive Engineering) Sweden (international car registration) Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014S, s (?s) n., pl. Ss S’s, ss s’s. 1. the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an S. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter S or s. S 1. satisfactory. 2. sentence. 3. siemens. 4. signature. 5. single. 6. small. 7. soft. 8. soprano. 9. Also, s south. 10. southern. 11. state (highway). 12. Gram. subject. S Symbol. 1. the 19th in order or in a series. 2. Biochem. serine. 3. entropy. 4. sulfur. s Symbol. second. ‘s1 , an ending used to form the possessive of most singular nouns, plural nouns not ending in s, noun phrases, and noun substitutes: man’s; women’s; James’s; witness’s (or witness’); king of England’s; anyone’s. [Middle English -es, Old English] ‘s2 , 1. contraction of is: She’s here. 2. contraction of has: He’s been there. 3. contraction of does: What’s he do for a living? ‘s3 , Archaic. a contraction of God’s: ‘sdeath; ‘sblood. ‘s4 , a contraction of us: Let’s go. ‘s5 , a contraction of as: so’s not to be late. -s1 , a suffix used in the formation of adverbs: always; betimes; unawares. [Middle English -es, Old English; ultimately identical with ‘ s1] -s2 or -es, an ending marking the third person sing. present indicative of verbs: walks; runs; plays.[Middle English (north) -(e)s, Old English (north); orig. ending of 2nd pers. singular; replacing Middle English, Old English -eth -eth1] -s3 or -es, an ending marking nouns as plural (weeks; days; minutes), occurring also on nouns that have no singular (dregs; pants; scissors), or on nouns that have a singular with a different meaning (glasses; manners; thanks); -s3 occurs with a number of nouns that now often take singular agreement, as the names of games (billiards; checkers), of diseases (measles; rickets), or of various involuntary physical or mental conditions (d.t.’s; giggles; hots; willies). A parallel set of formations, where -s3 has no plural value, are adjectives denoting mental states (bananas; crackers; nuts); compare -ers.[Middle English -(e)s, Old English -as] -s4 , a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address: Babs; Fats; Suzykins; Toodles. [probably from the metonymic use of nouns formed with -s3, as boots or Goldilocks] S. 1. Sabbath. 2. Saint. 3. Saturday. 4. schilling. 5. Sea. 6. Senate. 7. September. 8. (in prescriptions) mark; write; label. [
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-s 1 or -essuff. Used to form plural nouns: letters; ashes.[Middle English -es, -s, from Old English -es, -as, nominative and accusative pl. suff.]-s 2 or -essuff. Used to form the third person singular present tense of all regular and most irregular verbs: looks; holds; goes.[Middle English -es, -s, from Old English (Northumbrian) -es, -as, alteration (perhaps influenced by Old Norse) of -eth, -ath.]-s 3suff. Used to form adverbs: They were caught unawares. He works nights.[Middle English -es, -s, genitive sing. suff., from Old English -es.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-s or -essuffixforming the plural of most nouns: boys; boxes. [from Old English -as, plural nominative and accusative ending of some masculine nouns]-s or -essuffixforming the third person singular present indicative tense of verbs: he runs; she washes. [from Old English (northern dialect) -es, -s, originally the ending of the second person singular]-s suffix forming nicknames and names expressing affection or familiarity: Fats; Fingers; ducks. [special use of -s1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014S, s (?s) n., pl. Ss S’s, ss s’s. 1. the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an S. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter S or s. S 1. satisfactory. 2. sentence. 3. siemens. 4. signature. 5. single. 6. small. 7. soft. 8. soprano. 9. Also, s south. 10. southern. 11. state (highway). 12. Gram. subject. S Symbol. 1. the 19th in order or in a series. 2. Biochem. serine. 3. entropy. 4. sulfur. s Symbol. second. ‘s1 , an ending used to form the possessive of most singular nouns, plural nouns not ending in s, noun phrases, and noun substitutes: man’s; women’s; James’s; witness’s (or witness’); king of England’s; anyone’s. [Middle English -es, Old English] ‘s2 , 1. contraction of is: She’s here. 2. contraction of has: He’s been there. 3. contraction of does: What’s he do for a living? ‘s3 , Archaic. a contraction of God’s: ‘sdeath; ‘sblood. ‘s4 , a contraction of us: Let’s go. ‘s5 , a contraction of as: so’s not to be late. -s1 , a suffix used in the formation of adverbs: always; betimes; unawares. [Middle English -es, Old English; ultimately identical with ‘ s1] -s2 or -es, an ending marking the third person sing. present indicative of verbs: walks; runs; plays.[Middle English (north) -(e)s, Old English (north); orig. ending of 2nd pers. singular; replacing Middle English, Old English -eth -eth1] -s3 or -es, an ending marking nouns as plural (weeks; days; minutes), occurring also on nouns that have no singular (dregs; pants; scissors), or on nouns that have a singular with a different meaning (glasses; manners; thanks); -s3 occurs with a number of nouns that now often take singular agreement, as the names of games (billiards; checkers), of diseases (measles; rickets), or of various involuntary physical or mental conditions (d.t.’s; giggles; hots; willies). A parallel set of formations, where -s3 has no plural value, are adjectives denoting mental states (bananas; crackers; nuts); compare -ers.[Middle English -(e)s, Old English -as] -s4 , a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address: Babs; Fats; Suzykins; Toodles. [probably from the metonymic use of nouns formed with -s3, as boots or Goldilocks] S. 1. Sabbath. 2. Saint. 3. Saturday. 4. schilling. 5. Sea. 6. Senate. 7. September. 8. (in prescriptions) mark; write; label. [
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-s’ suffix forming the possessive of plural nouns ending in the sound s or z and of some singular nouns: girls’; for goodness’ sake. Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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-‘ssuff. Used to form the possessive case of singular nouns, plural nouns that do not end in s, certain pronouns, and phrases that function as nouns or pronouns: nation’s; women’s; another’s; the girl next door’s cat.[Middle English -s, -es, from Old English -es, genitive sing. suff.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-‘s suffix 1. forming the possessive singular of nouns and some pronouns: man’s; one’s. 2. forming the possessive plural of nouns whose plurals do not end in -s: children’s. 3. forming the plural of numbers, letters, or symbols: 20’s; p’s and q’s. 4. informal contraction of is or has: he’s here; John’s coming; it’s gone. 5. informal contraction of us with let: let’s. 6. informal contraction of does in some questions: where’s he live?; what’s he do?. [senses 1, 2: assimilated contraction from Middle English -es, from Old English, masculine and neuter genitive singular; sense 3, equivalent to -s1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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‘s1. Is: She’s here.2. Has: He’s arrived.3. Does: What’s he want?4. Us: Let’s go.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.S, s (?s) n., pl. Ss S’s, ss s’s. 1. the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an S. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter S or s. S 1. satisfactory. 2. sentence. 3. siemens. 4. signature. 5. single. 6. small. 7. soft. 8. soprano. 9. Also, s south. 10. southern. 11. state (highway). 12. Gram. subject. S Symbol. 1. the 19th in order or in a series. 2. Biochem. serine. 3. entropy. 4. sulfur. s Symbol. second. ‘s1 , an ending used to form the possessive of most singular nouns, plural nouns not ending in s, noun phrases, and noun substitutes: man’s; women’s; James’s; witness’s (or witness’); king of England’s; anyone’s. [Middle English -es, Old English] ‘s2 , 1. contraction of is: She’s here. 2. contraction of has: He’s been there. 3. contraction of does: What’s he do for a living? ‘s3 , Archaic. a contraction of God’s: ‘sdeath; ‘sblood. ‘s4 , a contraction of us: Let’s go. ‘s5 , a contraction of as: so’s not to be late. -s1 , a suffix used in the formation of adverbs: always; betimes; unawares. [Middle English -es, Old English; ultimately identical with ‘ s1] -s2 or -es, an ending marking the third person sing. present indicative of verbs: walks; runs; plays.[Middle English (north) -(e)s, Old English (north); orig. ending of 2nd pers. singular; replacing Middle English, Old English -eth -eth1] -s3 or -es, an ending marking nouns as plural (weeks; days; minutes), occurring also on nouns that have no singular (dregs; pants; scissors), or on nouns that have a singular with a different meaning (glasses; manners; thanks); -s3 occurs with a number of nouns that now often take singular agreement, as the names of games (billiards; checkers), of diseases (measles; rickets), or of various involuntary physical or mental conditions (d.t.’s; giggles; hots; willies). A parallel set of formations, where -s3 has no plural value, are adjectives denoting mental states (bananas; crackers; nuts); compare -ers.[Middle English -(e)s, Old English -as] -s4 , a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address: Babs; Fats; Suzykins; Toodles. [probably from the metonymic use of nouns formed with -s3, as boots or Goldilocks] S. 1. Sabbath. 2. Saint. 3. Saturday. 4. schilling. 5. Sea. 6. Senate. 7. September. 8. (in prescriptions) mark; write; label. [When a singular noun refers to a person or animal, you form the possessive by adding ‘s.When a plural noun ends in s, you form the possessive by adding an apostrophe ‘.When a plural noun does not end in s, you form the possessive by adding ‘s.When a name ends in s, you usually form the possessive by adding ‘s.In formal writing, the possessive of a name ending in s is sometimes formed by adding an apostrophe ‘.You don’t usually add ‘s to nouns that refer to things. For example, don’t say ‘the building’s front’. Say ‘the front of the building’.You can add ‘s to the following pronouns:The possessive forms of other pronouns, for example my, your, and her, are called possessive determiners.In British English, you can add ‘s to a person’s name to refer to the house where they live. For example, ‘I met him at Lisa’s’ means ‘I met him at Lisa’s house’.British speakers also use words ending in ‘s to refer to shops and places offering services. For example, they talk about a butcher’s, a dentist’s, or a hairdresser’s.You can use be and a short noun phrase ending in ‘s to say who something belongs to. For example, if someone says ‘Whose is this coat?’, you can say ‘It’s my mother’s’.Be Careful!Don’t use this construction in formal writing. Instead use belong to. You also use belong to with a longer noun phrase. For example, say ‘It belongs to the man next door’. Don’t say ‘It is the man next door’s’.Apart from its use in possessives, ‘s has three other uses: