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ess

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ess (noun)
  2. esse (noun)
  3. -ess (noun suffix)

ess

noun \ˈes\

Definition of ESS

1
: the letter s
2
: something resembling the letter S in shape; especially : an S-shaped curve in a road

First Known Use of ESS

1540

Rhymes with ESS

bless, cess, chess, cress, dress, fess, guess, jess, less, loess, mess, ness, press, s, stress, tress, yes

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