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Cirrus (Noun)

Meaning 1

A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Hypernyms

  • Outgrowth
  • Appendage

Meaning 2

A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles).

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Synonyms

  • Cirrus Cloud

Meaning 3

Usually coiled.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • The artist delicately painted the high-level cirrus clouds in shades of soft pink and white.
  • She unwound the threads of her woven scarf to show off its intricate cirrus design.
  • The climber wrapped a cirrus of rope around his waist before attempting the treacherous ascent.
  • Biologists examined the peculiar cirrus-like structures on the fossilized ancient sea creature.
  • Hairdressers often coil their clients' hair into elegant cirrus shapes for formal events.

Synonyms

  • Cirrhus
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