/ˈmɔː(ɹ)s/
OriginFrom Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”).
- A surname transferred from the given name, variant of Morris, from the given name Maurice.
- A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after inventor Samuel Morse.
- A rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa.
- A village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
- Two townships in Minnesota.
- A census-designated place in Hansford County, Texas.
- A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Gordon, Ashland County, Wisconsin.
- abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountableClipping of Morse code.
“We sent a message in Morse.”
- A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.
“The morse bore a seraph's head in gold-thread raised work.”
- datedA walrus.
“The morse is said to roar or bellow loudly, but the animal we slew made no outcry, [...]”
“Then we passed through a great deale of small ice, and sawe, upon some peices, two morses, and upon some, one; and also diuers seales, layeing upon peices of ice.”
- transitiveTo transmit by Morse code.
“It was Gibson who was right. Code 78A was Morsed back to Grantham – 'bomb despatched and hit wall but no breach observed'. No doubt the wording of Operation Chastise's operation order now started to h”
FormsMorses(present, singular, third-person) · Morsing(participle, present) · Morsed(participle, past) · Morsed(past) · morses(plural)