|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
his
his / hiz/ • possessive adj. 1. belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified: James sold his business. ∎ belonging to or associated with a person or animal of unspecified sex (in modern use chiefly replaced by “his or her” or “their”): any child with delayed speech should have his hearing checked. 2. (His) used in titles: His Honor His Lordship. • possessive pron. used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned: he took my hand in his some friends of his. PHRASES: his and hers (of matching items) for husband and wife, or men and women: his and hers towels. |
|
|
Cite this article
"his." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "his." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-his.html "his." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-his.html |
|
his
his possessive adj. and pron. OE. his, gen. of HE1 and IT; cf. parallel forms on the base *i-, viz. OS., Goth. is, OHG. is, es.
|
|
|
Cite this article
T. F. HOAD. "his." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "his." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-his.html T. F. HOAD. "his." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-his.html |
|
His
His (Ger.). The note B♯. Hisis, the (probably theoretical) note B♯♯.
|
|
|
Cite this article
MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "His." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "His." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-His.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "His." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-His.html |
|
his
his
•biz, Cadíz, Cadiz, fizz, frizz, gee-whiz, his, is, jizz, Liz, Ms, phiz, quiz, squiz, swizz, tizz, viz, whizz, wiz, zizz
•louis, Suez
•scabies
•Celebes, heebie-jeebies
•showbiz • laches • Marches • breeches
•Indies • undies • hafiz • Kyrgyz
•Hedges • Bridges • Hodges • Judges
•Rockies • walkies
•Gillies, Scillies
•pennies • Benares
•Jefferies, Jeffreys
•Canaries
•Delores, Flores, furores
•series • miniseries • Furies
•congeries • Potteries • molasses
•glasses • sunglasses • missus • suffix
•falsies • fracases • galluses
•Pontine Marshes • species
•subspecies • conches • munchies
•treatise
•civvies, Skivvies
•Velázquez • exequies • obsequies
•Menzies • elevenses
•cosies (US cozies), Moses
•Joneses
|
|
|
Cite this article
"his." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "his." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-his.html "his." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-his.html |
|
His
His (or his) Biochem. histidine
|
|
|
Cite this article
FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "His." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "His." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-His.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "His." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-His.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
