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ITS

Definition: ITS

ITS

1. Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "ITS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: ITS

DomainDefinition

Computing

ITS /I-T-S/ n. 1. Incompatible Time-sharing System, an influential though highly idiosyncratic operating system written for PDP-6s and PDP-10s at MIT and long used at the MIT AI Lab. Much AI-hacker jargon derives from ITS folklore, and to have been `an ITS hacker' qualifies one instantly as an old-timer of the most venerable sort. ITS pioneered many important innovations, including transparent file sharing between machines and terminal-independent I/O. After about 1982, most actual work was shifted to newer machines, with the remaining ITS boxes run essentially as a hobby and service to the hacker community. The shutdown of the lab's last ITS machine in May 1990 marked the end of an era and sent old-time hackers into mourning nationwide (see high moby). 2. A mythical image of operating-system perfection worshiped by a bizarre, fervent retro-cult of old-time hackers and ex-users (see troglodyte, sense 2). ITS worshipers manage somehow to continue believing that an OS maintained by assembly-language hand-hacking that supported only monocase 6-character filenames in one directory per account remains superior to today's state of commercial art (their venom against Unix is particularly intense). See also holy wars, Weenix. Source: Jargon File.

Literature

Its did not come into use till the seventeenth century. Dean Trench points out that Chatterton betrayed his forgeries by the line "Life and its goods I scorn," but the word its was not in use till several centuries after the death of the monk to whom the words are ascribed. In 1548 it was used for its.
"The loue and deuotion towardes God also hath it infancie, and hath it commyng forward in growth of age." (1548.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Incompatible Timesharing System

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ITS, the Incompatible Timesharing System, was another early, revolutionary, and influential MIT time-sharing operating system; it was developed principally by the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT, with some help from Project MAC.

It was the system with the first full inter-computer shared file access, the first device-independent graphics terminal output, and numerous other significant advances.

Among countless other oddities, its top-level command interpreter was a debugger (DDT) whose commands looked like line noise, and its main editor, TECO, was programmable in a similar-looking gibberish.

ITS was developed on the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-6 and PDP-10 mainframe computers.

ITS was produced by people who disagreed with the direction taken by Multics; the name was a hack on CTSS.

Further Reading

External Links

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ITS

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ITS can mean:

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ITS."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ITS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

ITS

DutchTussengeschakeld testsignaalPost & Telecom

ITS

EnglishIntermarket Trading SystemFinance

ITS

ItalianInformatica dei Trasporti StradaliComputing, Post & Telecom

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: ITS

English words defined with "ITS": in its own right. (references)
Specialty definitions using "ITS": bring X to its kneeshanging its waterSalt Losing its Savour. (references)
Non-English Usage: "ITS" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Yucatec (resin, rust).

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Modern Usage: ITS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Its not a murder weapon you're talking about you know (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

I wonder if you understand that all of us-- Dolores, me, the children who survived, the children who didn't-- that we're all citizens of a different town now. A place with its own special rules and its own special laws (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan)

Two of them were killers that never made it past the age of 35. The other is a non-practicing attorney, living within the pain of his past, too afraid to let go, finding reassurance instead of confronting its horror (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

Outside things may be tragic, but in here we feel its magic (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

We came, we saw, we kicked its ass (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.)

Lyrics

Just like every night has its dawn (Every Rose Has Its Thorn; performing artist: Poison)

Now that we know that its true (Caught Up in You; performing artist: 38 Special)

You tell me its alright (Price of Love; performing artist: Bad English)

Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost (Falling For The First Time; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies)

Whats up Fresh , its our turn baby (Still Fly; performing artist: Big Tymers)

Clever

Let me make the superstitions of a nation and I care not who makes its laws or its songs either. (references; author: Mark Twain)

A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail. (references; author: Swedish Proverb)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (references; author: unknown)

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous. (references; author: unknown)

Let nature take its course, and hope it passes. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

The Bank and Its Pattern (1964)

Part 3: The City and Its Region Lewis Mumford on the City (1963)

Running Around Like a Chicken with Its Head Cut Off (1960)

Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points (1940)

Fiji Does Its Bit (1919)

Song Titles

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (performing artist: Lonnie Donegan)

Every Rose Has Its Thorn (performing artist: Poison)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ITS

DomainTitle

References

  • The World Market for Soybean Oil and Its Fractions: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The Lathe Book: A Complete Guide to the Machine and Its Accessories (reference)

  • Acupuncture-anesthesia : its scientific basis and application (reference)

  • Electro-Acupuncture: Its Clinical Application in Therapy (reference)

  • The City and Its Worlds: Aspects of Aberdeen's History Since 1794 (reference)

  • Who's Afraid of Adam Smith? How the Market Got Its Soul (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Approximation Theory And Its Applications (reference)

  • Bibliofile Its For Windows - Foreign Language - Cd-rom (reference)

  • Inside Its (reference)

  • International Journal For Housing Science And Its Applications (reference)

  • Teaching Mathematics And Its Applications (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Secrets of the Bible: The Bible in Everyday Life and its Traditions (reference)

  • Tower of Song - An Epic Story of Canada and Its Music (reference)

  • The Magic Bus: Blows Its Top (reference)

  • The Magic School Bus Flexes its Muscles (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: ITS

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Photo Album: ITS

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Shows poster with an artistically rendered profile of a woman looking toward small sword with slogans: "Cancer In Its Early Stages Is Curable" and "American Society For The Control Of Cancer.". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This schematic illustration shows how a human therapeutic gene is inserted into a deactivated mouse retrovirus. The retrovirus then attaches to and empties its genetic material into a patient's cell (in the laboratory). The therapeutic human gene is integrated into the patient's DNA and replaces the "defective" gene, in the treatment for ADA. See artwork: GR-10. Credit: Jeannie Kelly (artist).

From this lateral view illustration of the genus Culiseta mosquito we see its thorax and wing, noting the branching pattern of the cross veins branching from 4th wing vein. Credit: CDC.

During feeding, the flea draws viable Y. pestis organisms into its esophagus, which multiply and block the proventriculus just in front of the stomach, later forcing the flea to regurgitate infected blood unto the host when it tries to swallow. Credit: CDC.

Pioneer 11 Image of Saturn and its Moon Titan. Credit: NASA.

NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Credit: NASA.

In its first ten years, the 12.5-ton Earth-orbiting NASA's Hubble has studied 13,670 objects, ... Credit: NASA.

The Hubble telescope has captured snapshots of Saturn with its rings nearly edge-on to our ... Credit: NASA.

The asteroid Ida and its moon, Dactyl (in color). Credit: NASA.

This mosaic of Mercury was taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft during its approachon 29 March 1974. The mosaic consists of 18 images taken at 42 s intervals duringa 13 minute period when the spacecraft was 200,000 km (about 6 hours prior to closestapproach) from the planet. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: ITS
 

"Its for you" by Vi Xs
Commentary: "Its for you."
"Kölner Dom" by Christian Busche
Commentary: "Cologne cathedral with its two spires."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "ITS".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Fire truck starting and driving, blowing the horn to notify cars, and following a police car with its siren on.Car revving its engine then tires squealing.
Pigeon flapping its wings.Air hissing; losing air pressure; the sound of an aerosol can letting out its contents.
A big bottle or vase dropping and being broken letting its contents spill out randomly.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: ITS

AuthorQuotation

Anonymous Miscellaneous

Envy slays itself by its own arrows.

E. M. Cioran

Sperm is a bandit in its pure state.

Francis Quarles

Wickedness is its own punishment.

John Dryden

Virtue is its own reward.

John Gay

Shadow owes its birth to light.

Karen Berry

Sadness needs its own time to be.

Plato

Truth is its own reward.

Publilius Syrus

Every vice has its excuse ready.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every advantage has its tax.

Virgil

A mind aware of its own rectitude.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: ITS

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

The guardian of the land of an heir who is thus under age, shall take from the land of the heir nothing but reasonable produce, reasonable customs, and reasonable services, and that without destruction or waste of men or goods; and if we have committed the wardship of the lands of any such minor to the sheriff, or to any other who is responsible to us for its issues, and he has made destruction or waster of what he holds in wardship, we will take of him amends, and the land shall be committed to two lawful and discreet men of that fee, who shall be responsible for the issues to us or to him to whom we shall assign them; and if we have given or sold the wardship of any such land to anyone and he has therein made destruction or waste, he shall lose that wardship, and it shall be transferred to two lawful and discreet men of that fief, who shall be responsible to us in like manner as aforesaid. (reference)

John Locke

1690

And this power has its original only from compact and agreement, and the mutual consent of those who make up the community. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 2: Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-2008

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

Neither is it necessary in such a case as this, to enable the court to exercise its appellate jurisdiction. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

It loses its class-character. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Its decisions shall be taken by a majority. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

The awful ruin of Europe, with all its vanished glories, and of large parts of Asia glares us in the eyes. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

United Nations

1948

They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: ITS

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

She could not endure its noise

Only a Woman's Hair

Carroll, Lewis

Nay! In those words there rings from other years The echo of a long low cry, Where a proud spirit wrestles with its tears In loneliest agony

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

The yard was so dark that even Scrooge, who knew its every stone, was fain to grope with his hands

Last Chance To See

Douglas Adams

Somewhere not too far from here, toward the middle of the island, there may have been heaven on earth, but hell had certainly set up business on its porch

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Their prosperity scatters its crumbs to those who are behind the scenes, in the shape of nice little promotions

Absalom and Achitophel

John Dryden

A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pygmy-body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

The grave and cordial voice went on easily with its tale, and in the pauses Stephen felt bound to set it on again with respectful questions

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The pup looked proudly back at the men, and then flopped down in the dust and beat its tail contentedly on the ground

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

He said that must needs be a miserable country which cannot furnish food for its own inhabitants

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: ITS

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Its cause is unknown. (references)

Its structure is less dense. (references)

Heme also gives blood its color. (references)

Business

WAPDA has its headquarters in Lahore. (references)

Half of its members are private firms. (references)

The new car market is still in its infancy. (references)

Children

Georgia

The staff often diverted money and supplies provided to the orphanages for its own use. (references)

Guyana

The NGO H&S reported that 6.5 percent of its cases between November 1995 and February involved child abuse. (references)

Ireland

The Dublin Rape Crisis Center reported that 55 percent of calls to its crisis line involved child sexual abuse. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ghana

The NRP held its rally at a later date. (references)

Ghana

The NMC has published its standards and guidelines. (references)

South Africa

The station now has women on its board and also on the air. (references)

Discrimination

Chad

In practice cultural traditions maintain women in a status subordinate to men, and the Government favors its ethnic supporters and allies. (references)

Afghanistan

Its severity varied from area to area, depending on the local leadership's attitude toward education for girls and employment for women and on local attitudes. (references)

Hong Kong

Past criticism of the organization for passivity and for emphasizing conciliation instead of acting as a watchdog or pursuing court cases disappeared as the Commission has become increasingly activist in its approach. (references)

Economic History

Afghanistan

Its supreme head is Mullah Omar. (references)

Belgium

Its President is Luc Cortebeeck. (references)

Bulgaria

Its judges are appointed for life. (references)

Human Rights

Ireland

Its verdicts are by majority vote. (references)

Turkey

Its decisions are not subject to review. (references)

Greece

Its report was not released by year's end. (references)

Indigenous People

Taiwan

Critics have noted that its budget is quite small. (references)

Colombia

ONIC maintained its suspension of dialog with the Government at year's end. (references)

Colombia

In an open letter, the AUC stated that it did not have Bedoya in its custody. (references)

Minorities

Ireland

The "Travelling" community has its own history, culture, and language. (references)

East Timor

UNTAET uses Portuguese, English, Bahasa Indonesia, and Tetum, with English as its working language. (references)

Canada

Public hearings were held across the province and the Commission released its final report in August. (references)

Political Economy

Switzerland

Its deliberations are private. (references)

Austria

Its center of strength is rural Austria. (references)

URUGUAY

Uruguay has never defaulted on its debts. (references)

Political Rights

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The PAM lost its one seat in the 2000 election. (references)

Burma

Two days after its withdrawal, the NLD was expelled formally. (references)

Singapore

Nine N.M.P.'s sat in Parliament prior to its dissolution in October. (references)

Trade

Finland

Its head office is located in Helsinki. (references)

Egypt

A. 1. The product's name or its trademark. (references)

Argentina

On its coast lies the main port of Golfo San Jorge. (references)

Travel

Philippines

Philippine business has its own etiquette. (references)

Oman

Its two English papers are published daily. (references)

Ireland

Its value changes with respect to the U.S. dollar. (references)

Women

Mongolia

It expanded its work outside the capital to 10 additional provinces. (references)

Gambia

It is reported occasionally, and its occurrence is believed to be common. (references)

Taiwan

Rape also remains a serious problem, and its victims are stigmatized socially. (references)

Worker Rights

Mali

The UNTM has maintained its autonomy from the Government. (references)

Spain

Project Hope receives many of its referrals directly from police. (references)

Barbados

The Caribbean Congress of Labor has its headquarters in Barbados. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

FOREORDINATION, n. This looks like an easy word to define, but when I consider that pious and learned theologians have spent long lives in explaining it, and written libraries to explain their explanations; when I remember the nations have been divided and bloody battles caused by the difference between foreordination and predestination, and that millions of treasure have been expended in the effort to prove and disprove its compatibility with freedom of the will and the efficacy of prayer, praise, and a religious life, -- recalling these awful facts in the history of the word, I stand appalled before the mighty problem of its signification, abase my spiritual eyes, fearing to contemplate its portentous magnitude, reverently uncover and humbly refer it to His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons and His Grace Bishop Potter.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: ITS

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dan Rather

Well, I think de Tocqueville also wrote that any person who comes to the United States of America and does not remark on the kindness of its people has missed something very significant about the country.

Dennis Miller

Then one day, the clone comes to term and bursts out of its host mother, a deformed, multi-headed freak screeching the inhuman howls of the undead and bloodying your ankle with a gnarled claw in protest for your feeble attempts to play God.

Harry Belafonte

On another channel, getting ready to launch a work that I had just done. I was on NBC and just about to go down to the World Trade Center for breakfast. Had the incident happened just an hour later, I might very well have been one of its victims.

Jack Hanna

Right. Right. Right. They look like that, but the tegu is an animal that again, lives a lot of its life looking for eggs and birds.

Michael J. Fox

I'm one of a million involuntary experts on Parkinson's Disease in the United States, battling its destructive nature as we wait for a cure. We need a rescue and the country should know it. I'm also here because I'm a guy with PD who happens to be on TV.

Paul Burrell

It's unusual place. It's a world by itself. It has its own rules and regulations and upstairs-downstairs relations. Life below stairs is just as complicated as life above.

Rush Limbaugh

I don't see how we can tie our nation's well-being and its future security to the United Nations or the French or anyone else.

Walter Cronkite

Sure. In World War II, there were very few places we couldn't go. I can't remember really being turned down to go anywhere. Each of the armies had its own press camp with it of independent reporters.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: ITS

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Liberty itself will find in such a government, with powers properly distributed and adjusted, its surest guardian.

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933Its acceptance should pave the way to greater limitation of armament, the offer of which we sincerely extend to the world.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Labor also has its own new peacetime responsibilities.

Dwight Eisenhower

1953-1961Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Even greater efforts by all its members are still required.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974Just as America's role is indispensable in preserving the world's peace, so is each nation's role indispensable in preserving its own peace.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Europe was enslaved, and the world prayed for its rescue.

George Bush

1989-1993Never has an issue been so demagogued by its opponents.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001A China playing its proper role in the world is.

George W. Bush

2001-2005And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: ITS

"ITS" is generally used as a determiner (possessive) -- approximately 99.98% of the time. "ITS" is used about 162,933 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Determiner (possessive)99.98%162,90862
                    Total100.00%162,933N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: ITS

CountryName
France

ITS GO Implementation Technology Software

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: ITS

Expressions using "ITS": also its milky juice appreciate smth. for its true value at its height at its highest pitch be off its feed be still in its infancy below its full complement below its full strength break its banks bring smth. in its wake bring X to its knees cast its young curtailed of its fair proportions dart its tongue in and out derive its origin drag its slow length along drag its weary length along eat its way every cloud has its silver lining fail in its effect find its way into flap its wings flat its wings flutter its wings force out of its place fulfil its purpose furnish its quota have as its object have its headquarters have its seat in hide its diminished head i know its worth in its infancy in its natural colour in its own right in its place in its true colors install in its resting place it has had its day it is in its infancy it must run its course it takes its rise in its all over its no use Its self leave its mark leave its mark on let every tub stand on its bottom lie on its side lose its aroma lose its color lose its colour lose its scent lose its smell moon at its full nodding to its fall of its kind of its own accord on its beam ends on its own out of its element pull smb.'s arm out of its socket put a horse through its paces put between its legs put everything in its place put in its proper niche put in its proper place quiver its wings raise on its legs reach its peak receive its quietus resolve smth. into its elements ruffle its feathers run its course shed its blossoms shed its skin slough its skin slough off its skin spring subjected to bending stress in its material spring subjected to torsional stress in its material sting in its tail take its course take off its hinges take smth. at its face value tell its own tale that tells its own tale the bird wings to its nest the right hand forgets its cunning This dictionary has nothing to do with Systems Science Inc. or its thrash its wings tide at its highest totter to its fall tottering to its fall track a fox to its lair treat a case on its merit try in all its phases under its full strength unique in its kind wag its tail war and its associate horrors war and its attendant horrors. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "ITS": its-final, its-nose.

Ending with "ITS": post-its, quibbling-its, second-its, undersold-its, unwith-its, why-dun-its, world-its.

Containing "ITS": ahead-of-its-time, down-on-its-luck, how-its-done, icon-in-all-its-materiality, knowledge-for-its-own-sake, sail-it-on-its-ear-and-hard-luck-if-you're-seasick.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ITS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

its

784

its a small world

100

its about time

478

its my birthday

95

its lillix lyrics time

350

getting here hot in its

94

its lyrics time

241

cow its

85

don dream its over t

213

post its

85

its my life

196

its love lyrics

85

its your turn

182

its lyrics man raining

84

butter its jelly peanut time

179

its lillix time

78

its raining man

179

its a mad mad mad mad world

77

its just lunch

178

if its paper

73

its a wonderful life

175

yes its free

72

clock five its o somewhere

175

by its lillix lyrics time

72

its love

133

bunny happy its

69

its a boy

125

its life

67

every has its rose thorn

123

autobiography its late now too

67

its late now too

120

awhile been its lyrics staind

67

its a beautiful day

119

its gonna be me

66

its over

113

everlast its like lyrics

62

its life lyrics

104

don dream its lyrics over t

62

its my party

104

easy its not

61
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ITS

Language Translations for "ITS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

sy (her, his, she, their), hulle (her, his, their, them, they, to, to them), haar (her, his, she, their). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

i veti, i tij (his, one's own), i saj (her, one's own), e vetja. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏هي (it, she, these), ‏هو (he, it, this), ‏لها لغير العاقلة, ‏له ملكيته. (various references)

   

Basque

  

bidean (on its way). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

негов (his), неин (her). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

seva (his, their, your), seu (his, their, your). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(his), (her, his, their), (her, his, it, such, that, theirs), (it). (various references)

   

Czech

  

svùj (his, their, your), její (her, hers), jeho (him, his). (various references)

   

Danish

  

sit (her, his, their), sin (her, his, their), dets, dens (odontoid process). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hun (her, his, their, them, they), haar (hair, hair of the head, hairs, her, his, she, their). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

sia (her, his, their), ĝia. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

sín (her, his, their). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مال ان , مال او (Her, Whose). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

-nsa (her, his, their). (various references)

   

French

  

son, sa. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

syn (be, her, his, their). (various references)

   

German

  

sein (be, be held, be in existence, be located, be present, being, essence, existence, have, his, iss, make, one's, suchness, to be, were, your), seine (his), seines (his), seiner (his, of him, of it). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αυτού του, το δικό του, δικό του. (various references)

   

Guarani

  

ipahápeve (until its end), ikanguekuete (its very bones). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

אין טעם (its no use), אליה וקוץ בה (a fly in the oinment, sting in its tail), הכל נגמר (its all over), בחיתוליו (in its infancy). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

azé, övé (her, his). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

sinn (her, his, their). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

nya, kepunyaannya (hers, his). (various references)

   

Irish

  

a (her, his, their). (various references)

   

Italian

  

il suo (hers, his, your, yours), i suoi (hers, his, your, yours), suoi (her, hers, his, your), suo (her, hers, his, one's, your), sue (her, hers, his), sua (be, her, hers, his, to be, to be at, were, your), proprio (appropriate, at all, characteristic, exact, exactly, her, his, jolly, just, literal, one's, one's own, own, particular, personal, proper, proprietary, quite, real, really, right, suitable, their, typical, very, your), le sue (hers, his, your, yours), la sua (hers, his, your, yours), di esso, di essa (your), di ella (her, hers, his, their, theirs, your, yours), al suo (her, his). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ガリウム砒素半導体 (gallium arsenide semiconductor, Gulliver, preeminent example of its kind), 形影 (the form and its shadow, things inseparable), 剥き身 (shellfish stripped from its shell), 元の所に納める (to putback in its place), 元の所へ収める (to putback in its place), 姿焼き (fish or shrimp etc. grilled so that it retains its original form), 壺焼き (shellfish cooked in its own shell, sweet potatoes cooked in a crock), 対訳 (original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page), 届かない手紙 (letter that fails to reach its destination), 活け作り (slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form), よそ行き (according to, appears like, bell sounding, bitter gourd, company manners, from, going out, of all things, one's best clothes, out of, seedy, shabby, since, than, to be, to come, to go, tottering, totteringly, unsteady on its feet, weak from old age, with tottering steps, worn-out, wrinkled-up), 呱呱 (cry of a baby at its birth), 応える (to answer, to respond, to reward, to strike home, to take its toll), 丸事 (in its entirety, whole, wholly), 丸の侭 (in its entirety, whole), 丸ごと (in its entirety, whole, wholly), 寝かす (to layon its side, to put to sleep), 廃れた家を興す (to restore a family to its former prosperity), 生き作り (slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike, slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form), 背開き (slicing a fish down its back), 背割り (a slit in the back of a garment, slicing a fish down its back), 鳥が翼を広げる (the bird spreads its wings), 鬼子 (child born with teeth, child which does not resemble its parents), 黒作り , 脱輪 (wheel flying off its axle), 肉用種 (animal bred for its meat), (at the same time, incidentally, the right half of a character when the left half is its radical), 直下型地震 (earthquake which hits directly above its epicenter), 毬栗 (chestnut in its burr), 京地 (Kyoto and its environs, the capital), 時機尚早 (before its time), 氷がまわりの熱を奪う (ice absorbs heat from its surroundings), 正続 (book or document and its supplement), 渡御 (imperial procession, transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement), 活き作り (slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike, slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form), 音引き (looking up a word or kanji by its reading), 突き詰める (to follow an argument to its logical conclusion, to investigate thoroughly, to probe into, to think something through). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

もとのところへおさめる (to putback in its place), いきづくり (slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike, slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form), いけづくり (slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike, slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form), こたえる (to answer, to be equal to, to be fit for, to bear, to brave, to endure, to put up with, to reply, to resist, to respond, to reward, to stand, to strike home, to support, to take its toll, to withstand), ここ (cry of a baby at its birth, each house, every house, here, individual, one by one, separate, this place), むきみ (shellfish removed from the shell, shellfish stripped from its shell), だつりん (wheel flying off its axle), もとのところにおさめる (to putback in its place), せいぞく (book or document and its supplement), よろよろ (tottering, unsteady on its feet), けいえい (administration, escort, guard, management, patrol, swimming relay, the form and its shadow, things inseparable), じきしょうそう (before its time, premature), とぎょ (imperial procession, transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement), とどかないてがみ (letter that fails to reach its destination), ちょっかがたじしん (earthquake which hits directly above its epicenter), ガリバー (Gulliver, preeminent example of its kind), まるごと (in its entirety, whole, wholly), すたれたいえをおこす (to restore a family to its former prosperity), すがたやき (fish or shrimp etc. grilled so that it retains its original form), おにご (child born with teeth, child which does not resemble its parents), おんびき (looking up a word or kanji by its reading), ねかす (to layon its side, to put to sleep), くろづくり, いがぐり (chestnut in its burr), まるのまま (in its entirety, whole), せわり (a slit in the back of a garment, slicing a fish down its back), つきつめる (to follow an argument to its logical conclusion, to investigate thoroughly, to probe into, to think something through), つくり (make up, make-up, physique, sliced raw fish, structure, the right half of a character when the left half is its radical), つぼやき (shellfish cooked in its own shell, sweet potatoes cooked in a crock), にくようしゅ (animal bred for its meat), せびらき (slicing a fish down its back), たいやく (calamity, disaster, grand climacteric, great misfortune, important task or role or duty, original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page), きょうち (circumstance, Kyoto and its environs, one's lot, situation in life, the capital). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

그것의. (various references)

   

Manx

  

ecksh (her), eck (at her, her, hers), echeysyn (his), echey (at him, his), e (her, hers, his). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

sine, sin, dets, dens. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

su (her, his, their), nan (her, his, their, they). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

itsay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

swoje (her, his, their), swoja (her, his, their), swe (her, his, their), swój (her, his, their). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

seu (her, hers, his, his/her, their, theirs, your, your own, yours), sua (her, hers, his, his/her, their, your, your own, yours). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

sale (hers), lui (him, his, of), ei (ahoy, attaboy, come, eh, gad, halloo, hei, heigh, her, hers, hey, hoy, I say, now, now then, phew, tell it to the marines, they, well). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

его (him, his), ее (her). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

seusdar (acme, at its, perfection : 'na sheusdar), drog (a sea-swell at its impact on a rock). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

svoj (own, respective), njegov (his). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

su (her, his, his or her, their, your), sus (halloo, her, his, their, theirs, your). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

en (her, his, their). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

-ao (her, his, their), ao (her, his, their), -ake (her, his, their), ake (her, his, their). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sin (her, her...., his, one's, their, theirs, your), dess (their). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ของมัน. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

onunki (hers, his), onun (her, his), kendi (auto-, herself, him, himself, itself, of one's own, oneself, own, respective, self). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

її (her, hers), свій (her, our, own, their, your, yours), його (him, his). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

ei (her, him, his). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: ITS

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

helisua, iessui, soa, sua, suae, suam, suarum, suas, sue, suham, sui, suis, suisque, suo, suorum, suos, suum, suus, suus sua suum, suus, sua, suum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: ITS

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 12, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOu ean strafh asebhV afanizetai oikoi de dikaiwn paramenousin
Latin405VulgateVerte impios et non erunt domus autem iustorum permanebit
Middle English1395WyclifTurne vnpitous men, and thei shul not be; the housis forsothe of riytwis men shal abide stille.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Victorian English1833WebsterThe wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Basic English1964OgdenEvil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: ITS

LanguageProverbs Chapter 12, Verse 7
Cebuano¶ Ang tawong dautan ginapukan, ug mangahanaw; Apan ang balay sa matarung molungtad.
Chinese惡 人 傾 覆 、 歸 於 無 有 . 義 人 的 家 、 必 站 得 住 。
CroatianOpaki se ruše i nema ih više, a kuæa pravednika ostaje.
DanishGudløse styrtes og er ikke mer. retfærdiges Hus står fast.
DutchDe goddelozen worden omgekeerd, dat zij niet meer zijn; maar het huis der rechtvaardigen zal bestaan.
FinnishJumalattomat kukistuvat olemattomiin, mutta vanhurskasten huone pysyy.
FrenchRenversés, les méchants ne sont plus; Et la maison des justes reste debout.
GermanDie Gottlosen werden umgestürzt und nicht mehr sein; aber das Haus der Gerechten bleibt stehen.
Haitian Creole¶ Rive yon lè, pye mechan yo chape. Ou chache yo, ou pa wè yo. Men, fanmi moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap toujou la.
HungarianAz õ értelme szerint dicsértetik a férfiú; de az elfordult elméjû útálatos lesz.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariOrang jahat akan jatuh dan binasa tanpa bekas; tapi orang baik akan tetap teguh turun-temurun.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaJikalau orang jahat ditumbang sehingga lenyaplah ia, maka tetaplah adanya rumah orang yang benar.
Korean악 인 은 엎 드 러 져 서 소 멸 되 려 니 와 의 인 의 집 은 서 있 으 리 라
Maori¶ Ka hurihia iho te hunga kino, a kore iho; ko te whare ia o te hunga tika ka tu tonu.
NorwegianDe ugudelige kastes over ende, og så er de ikke mere; men de rettferdiges hus står fast.
PortugueseTranstornados serão os ímpios, e não serão mais; porém a casa dos justos permanecerá.   
RumanianCei rqi sknt rqsturnayi, wi nu mai sknt, dar casa celor neprihqniyi rqmkne kn picioare! -
RussianлПУОЙУШ ОЕЮЕУФЙЧЩИ ОЕУЮБУФЙЕ--Й ОЕФ ЙИ, Б ДПН РТБЧЕДОЩИ УФПЙФ.
SpanishAl ser trastornados los impíos, dejarán de ser; pero la casa de los justos permanecerá.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: ITS

Derivations

Words beginning with "ITS": itself. (additional references)

Words ending with "ITS": accredits, acquits, adhibits, adits, admits, affidavits, afrits, aits, akvavits, ambits, aquavits, armpits, assumpsits, audits, awaits, babysits, backfits, baits, bandits, bedsits, befits, benefits, bevomits, binits, biscuits, bits, bodysuits, boilersuits, bowsprits, breadfruits, brits, bruits, bushtits, cesspits, chits, circuits, clits, coadmits, coalpits, cockpits, coedits, cognovits, cohabits, comfits, commits, conceits, conduits, confits, copyedits, counterfeits, countersuits. (additional references)

Words containing "ITS": bitstock, bitstocks, bitsy, britska, britskas, ditsier, ditsiest, ditsy, jiujitsu, jiujitsus, jujitsu, jujitsus, kitsch, kitsches, kitschy, mitsvah, mitsvahs, mitsvoth, pitsaw, pitsaws, spritsail, spritsails, waitstaff, waitstaffs. (additional references)


Misspellings

"ITS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ats, atss, atz, Etps, ets, Etsi, Gitsg, iatus, ibs, ichs, Icsh, icsu, Idcs, Idss, Idt, iesg, ietf, ifsa, Ifsc, iftz, ihs, Iisc, Iisi, ikts, ims, Imsi, Imsl, Imt, intis, ints, intsy, iots, ipsc, iq, iqs, iqt, irst, irts, isa, isd, isi, iso, iss, issc, issn, isss, ista, Istc, Istd, istdc, iste, isto, ists, isty, isu, isv, isy, ita, Itca, itcz, itd, itds, ites, ith, iti, Itl, ito, Itosu, Itp, itr, Itsi, itss, itt, Ittc, Itte, Itti, itus, itv, ity, Itza, itzt, itzy, ius, iut, ivt, iys, jitz, mts, ots, otts, otz, tiq, tis, Tisa, tish, Tisl, tism, tiss, tisy, tiz, ts, tts, tz, utes, uts, xist, yst, ytv, zitsa. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "ITS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "ITS" (pronounced i"ts or uts)
3i" t sacquits, admits, befits, bits, blitz, brits, britts, chits, commits, emits, fits, Frits, fritts, Fritz, glitz, grits, hits, kits, knits, lits, mitts, omits, permits, pits, quits, Ritz, sits, skits, slits, spits, Spitz, splits, submits, transmits, wits, writs.
2-t sabsolutes, abstracts, abuts, accelerants, accelerates, accents, accentuates, accepts, accidents, accommodates, accompaniments, accomplishments, abandonments, abatements, abates, abbreviates, abdicates, abducts, abolitionists, abortifacients, abortionists, accountants, accounts, accouterments, accumulates, achievements, acolytes, acrobats, activates, activists, acts, adapts, addicts, adherents, adjuncts, adjustments, adjusts, adolescents, adopts, adults, advancements, advertisements, advocates, aerostats, affects, affidavits, affiliates, afflicts, affricates, affronts, aftereffects, agates, agents, aggravates, aggregates, agonists, agreements, agronomists, ailments, airboats, airlifts, airports, alerts, alienates, alignments, alleviates, allocates, allotments, allots, alternates, amendments, ammonites, amounts, amulets, amusements, analysts, anarchists, ancients, anecdotes, anesthesiologists, animates, animists, anklets, annotates, announcements, antagonists, antecedents, anthropologists, anticipates, antidepressants, antioxidants, ants, apartments, apatites, apologists, appetites, applicants, appointments, appoints, appreciates, appropriates, approximates, apricots, aquanauts, aquarists, aqueducts, arbitrates, archaeologists, architects, archivists, argonauts, arguments, aristocrats, armaments, armpits, armrests, arraignments, arrangements, arrests, arsonists, articulates, artifacts, artists, arts, aspects, aspirants, aspirates, assailants, assaults, asserts, assessments, assets, assignments, assistants, assists, associates, astringents, astronauts, asymptotes, Ates, atheists, athletes, attachments, attempts, attendants, attenuates, attests, attracts, attributes, audits, aunts.
3u t sadvocates, affidavits, affiliates, affricates, agates, aggregates, amulets, animates, anklets, approximates, articulates, associates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, baskets, berets, bigots, billets, biscuits, blankets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, brackets, branchlets, buckets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carats, carpets, carrots, caskets, certificates, chariots, chestnuts, cheviots, chocolates, ciliates, circuits, climates, closets, comets, compatriots, composites, conduits, conglomerates, consulates, coordinates, correlates, covets, credits, crickets, culprits, deficits, degenerates, demerits, deposits, diets, digits, discredits, dockets, doctorates, droplets, edits, electorates, electromagnets, elicits, Emirates, ergots, estimates, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, ferrets, fillets, frigates, gadgets, garrets, gaskets, graduates, guesstimates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helmets, helots, hermits, hornets, hypermarkets, idiots, illiterates, inaugurates, ingots, inhabits, inherits, inhibits, initiates, intermediates, interprets, intimates, invertebrates, islets, jackets, jesuits, junkets, laminates, lancets, laureates, leaflets, legates, limits, limpets, maggots, magnets, markets, merits, microcircuits, microclimates, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nuggets, nutlets, omelets, opiates, opposites, orbits, packets, palates, pallets, pamphlets, parrots, particulates, patriots, peanuts, pellets, perquisites, pickets, pickpockets, piglets, pilots, pirates, planets, platelets, plaudits, plummets, pockets, poets, portraits, posits, prelates, prerequisites, privates, profits, prohibits, prophets, puppets, quiets, quintuplets, rackets, racquets, requisites, revisits, rickets, riots, rivets, rockets, russets, secrets, sextuplets, silicates, snippets, sockets, solicits, spigots, spirits, starlets, summits, supermarkets, surrogates, tablets, targets, tenets, thickets, tickets, toilets, trinkets, triplets, trumpets, turrets, underestimates, undergraduates, unfortunates, units, violets, visits, wallets, wastebaskets, whats, wickets, widgets, zealots.
2-t sabsolutes, abstracts, abuts, accelerants, accelerates, accents, accentuates, accepts, accidents, accommodates, accompaniments, accomplishments, abandonments, abatements, abates, abbreviates, abdicates, abducts, abolitionists, abortifacients, abortionists, accountants, accounts, accouterments, accumulates, achievements, acolytes, acquits, acrobats, activates, activists, acts, adapts, addicts, adherents, adjuncts, adjustments, adjusts, admits, adolescents, adopts, adults, advancements, advertisements, aerostats, affects, afflicts, affronts, aftereffects, agents, aggravates, agonists, agreements, agronomists, ailments, airboats, airlifts, airports, alerts, alienates, alignments, alleviates, allocates, allotments, allots, alternates, amendments, ammonites, amounts, amusements, analysts, anarchists, ancients, anecdotes, anesthesiologists, animists, annotates, announcements, antagonists, antecedents, anthropologists, anticipates, antidepressants, antioxidants, ants, apartments, apatites, apologists, appetites, applicants, appointments, appoints, appreciates, appropriates, apricots, aquanauts, aquarists, aqueducts, arbitrates, archaeologists, architects, archivists, argonauts, arguments, aristocrats, armaments, armpits, armrests, arraignments, arrangements, arrests, arsonists, artifacts, artists, arts, aspects, aspirants, aspirates, assailants, assaults, asserts, assessments, assets, assignments, assistants, assists, astringents, astronauts, asymptotes, Ates, atheists, athletes, attachments, attempts, attendants, attenuates, attests, attracts, attributes, aunts, automates, averts, awaits, backlights, bailouts, baits, ballasts, balloonists, ballpoints, bandicoots, banknotes.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: ITS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: sit, tis.

Words within the letters "i-s-t"

-1 letter: is, it, si, ti.

 Words containing the letters "i-s-t"
 

+1 letter: aits, bits, cist, dits, fist, fits, gist, gits, hist, hits, kist, kits, list, lits, mist, nits, pits, sati, sift, silt, site, sith, sits, skit, slit, smit, snit, spit, stir, suit, this, tics, ties, tils, tins, tips, tuis, wist, wits, zits.

 

+2 letters: adits, agist, airts, alist, antis, astir, baits, bints, bites, bitsy, bitts, brits, cesti, chits, cists, cites, clits, cutis, deist, didst, diets, dints, dirts, ditas, dites, ditsy, doits, duits, edits, emits, etuis, exist, exits, feist, fiats, first, fists, flits, foist, frits, gaits, gifts, gilts, girts, gists, grist, grits, heist, hilts, hints, hists, hoist, ictus, ikats, inset, intis, iotas, islet, istle, items, jilts, joist, kilts, kists, kites, kiths, knits, lifts, lilts, lints, lists, litas, maist, metis, midst, milts, mints, mists, misty, mites, mitis, mitts, moist, neist, nites, obits, odist, omits, ostia, pints, piste, pitas, piths, posit, quits, rifts, riots, rites, rotis, saint, saith, satin, satis, senti, shift, shirt, shist, shtik, sifts, sight, silts, silty, sitar, sited, sites, situp, situs, sixte, sixth, sixty, skint, skirt, skite, skits, slipt, slits, smite, smith, snits, spait, spilt, spirt, spite, spits, spitz, split, sprit, staid, staig, stain, stair, stein, stich, stick, stied, sties, stiff, stile, still, stilt, stime, stimy, sting, stink, stint, stipe, stirk, stirp, stirs, stoai, stoic, stria, strip, styli, suint, suite, suits, swift, swith, tails, tains, tamis, tapis, tarsi, taxis, thins, ticks, tides, tiers, tiffs, tikes, tikis, tiles, tills, tilts, times, tines, tings, tints, tipis, tipsy, tires, tirls, tiros, titis, toils, toits, topis, torsi, tries, trigs, trims, trios, trips, trois, tsadi, twigs, twins, twist, twits, units, visit, vista, waist, waits, whist, whits, wilts, wists, wites, wrist, writs, xysti, yetis, zitis.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Sounds
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction
13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Company Usage
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient
21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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