Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

M/s

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The ship of characters Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the television series The X-Files. slang

    "I am a M/S 'Shipper from my brown roots to my red toenails, but PMP was in NO WAY "Shippey.""

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of motor ship, ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, in contrast to sailing ships and steamships. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Master/slave. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "M/s structured relationships differ in many ways from vanilla relationships. One important difference is that you have the opportunity to discuss and negotiate a number of key issues up-front. These issues become the basis of our contract."

Etymology

Initialism from the names Mulder and Scully.

See also for "m/s"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Want a quick game? Try Word Finder.