What does "harris" mean?
A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.
Harris
/ˈhæɹɪs/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.
- Grammar: harris is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, last name, philosopher.
- Useful contrasts: forename, given name.
- Usage evidence: Mrs. Harris is very doubtful about her son's future.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug. UK, slang, uncountable
"I'd rather stay in with some harris than go to the pub after work tonight."
Proper Noun
- 1 An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. countable
"In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library."
- 2 The southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides and Western Isles council area, Scotland. uncountable
- 3 A male given name. countable
- 4 A placename:; A township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Chisago County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships, including one each in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Harris Township. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename:; An abandoned settlement in Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions. countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename:; Ellipsis of Harris County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
forenamegiven name
Example
"Mrs. Harris is very doubtful about her son's future."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "harris"?
Common synonyms include: family name, last name, philosopher.
How do you use "harris" in a sentence?
Mrs. Harris is very doubtful about her son's future.
How do you pronounce "harris"?
Pronounced /ˈhæɹɪs/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse hérað (“hundred (administrative district)”), or from Old Norse hærri (“higher”), referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.
Etymology 3
* (rhyming slang): Ellipsis of harris tweed (“weed, marijuana”); from Harris tweed.