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morris¹

  • /ˈmɒɹɪs/

Where it comes from

From Moorish.

noun morrises

  1. A type of pike. Another kind of pike called a morris, that is a Moorish pike, was much in fashion about the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.
  2. A morris dance.

verb morrises · morrising · morrised

  1. To perform morris dancing.

morris²

  • /ˈmɒɹɪs/

Where it comes from

From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.

noun morrises

  1. obsolete The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.

Morris³

  • /ˈmɔɹɪs/ US
  • /ˈmɒɹɪs/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹɪs/ New York City, Philadelphia

Sounds like morris, Maurice (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɒɹɪs

Where it comes from

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

proper noun Morrises

  1. countable, uncountable A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis, from Ó (“descendant”) and Muirghis (“of Maurice”).
  5. countable, uncountable A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
  6. countable, uncountable A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
  7. countable, uncountable A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
  11. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
  12. countable, uncountable A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  14. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
  15. countable, uncountable A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
  16. countable, uncountable A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
  17. countable, uncountable A township in Knox County, Ohio.
  18. countable, uncountable A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
  19. countable, uncountable A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  20. countable, uncountable Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.
  21. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
  22. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  23. countable, uncountable A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  24. countable, uncountable A type of folk dance originating in England.

    Similar: morris dance

  25. countable, uncountable A former make of British motor car.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: goring, roland, maurice, morse, macgregor, newell, adelman, ruskin, mok, morais, morrie, caper, gambol, cavort, prance, dance

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@misc{morris_2026,
  title = {morris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}