Cirrus (Noun)
Meaning 1
A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Hypernyms
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
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.