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Look up: sister

  1. sister
    [n] - a female person who has the same parents as another person 2. [n] - (Roman Catholic) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address) 3. [n] - a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. sister
    Ship built to same design and specifications as another. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • one of several companies which are part of the same group Category: Economics • a clause whereby the insurer agrees that in case of a ship being in collision with,or receiving salvage services from,a ship in the same ownership,the insurer will s...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Sister
    Sis'ter noun [ Middle English sister , from Icelandic systir; also suster , from Anglo-Saxon sweostor , sweoster , swuster , akin to OFries. sweester , suster , LG. süster , suster , Dutch zuster , Old Saxon & Old High German swestar , German schwester , Icelandic systir , Swedish syster , Danis ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/110

  4. Sister
    Sis'ter transitive verb To be sister to; to resemble closely. [ Obsolete] Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/110

  5. sister
    1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. 'I am the sister of one Claudio.' (Shak) ... 2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. sister
    sis noun a female person who has the same parents as another person; `my sister married a musician`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. sister
    (sis´tәr) British term for the nurse in charge of a hospital ward.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  8. Sister
    • (v. t.) To be sister to; to resemble closely. • (n.) A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. • (n.) A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Sister
    Sister is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `Sister` The name Sister doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Sister seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Sis


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21 March 2010

This day in history:
Opened on 21st March 1958 the London Planetarium enables budding astronomers to see the stars and is one of the largest planetariums in the world. It offers star shows in the great green dome and two interactive zones. It is the only Planetarium in Europe which has Digistar 2 the world's most advanced star projector. The shows last 10-12 minutes with commentary. read more

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