IS

Definition: IS

IS

Intransitive verb

1. The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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

Computing

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

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

Crosswords: IS

Afrikaan (am, are, is), Danish (ice, icecream), Dutch (has, is, was), Flemish (is), Hungarian (also, as well, eke, elfin, likewise, too), Irish (am, and, are, is, most, which is, which willbe), Latin (advance, also DEMONST that, flow, go, he, it, march, pass, ride, sail, she, them, they, void, walk), Norwegian (ice, icecream), Portuguese (delimiter, Iceland, information separator, Republic of Iceland, separating character, separation character), Scottish (and, are, conj. and, is), Somali (each other), Swedish (ice), Turkish (black, smut, soot), Welsh (below, beneath, inferior, lower, sub-, under, under-, vice-), Yucatec (yam).

So this is what the inside of a courtroom looks like (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Now that is a strange case (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Is she happy (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle ; writing credit: Amanda Silver)

The dress is for sale (Indecent Proposal; writing credit: Amy Holden Jones)

The thrill is gone ("The Thrill Is Gone"; performing artist: B.B. King)

Groove is in the heart, Groove is in the heart (Groove Is in the Heart; performing artist: Deee-Lite)

And all she wants to do is dance (All She Wants to Do Is Dance; performing artist: Don Henley)

Now all I want you to do is what you should (There It Is; performing artist: Ginuwine)

Baby can't you see that I know how it is (The Circle Is Small; performing artist: Gordon Lightfoot)

Golf is a good walk spoiled. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped. (references; author: Groucho Marx)

The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. (references; author: Bob Hope)

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. (references; author: W.C. Fields)

Tragedy is if I cut my finger, comedy is if I walk into an open sewer and die. (references; author: Mel Brooks)

A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed. (references; author: unknown)

A proper cup of coffee is a proper coffee cup. (references; author: unknown)

A purely rural duel truly plural is better than a purely plural duel truly rural. (references; author: unknown)

Collecting the corrections is the role of the elderly. (references; author: unknown)

Is a pleasant peasant's pheasant present? (references; author: unknown)

Is It College Yet? (2002)

My Name Is Harry Worth (1974)

This Is the West That Was (1974)

There Is No 13 (1974)

Tomorrow Is Too Late (1974)

War Is Bad (performing artist: Steven Brust)

AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE  (performing artist: Wind & Fire  Earth)

I Want To Know What Love Is (performing artist: Foreigner)

LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING  (performing artist: Four Lads )

Silence Is Golden (performing artist: Four Seasons)

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

References

• Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The World Market for Keyboard Musical Instruments with Sound That Is Produced or Must Be Amplified Electrically Excluding Accordions: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• 1Q01 EMEA Optical/Removable Storage Market: Cool DVD-ROM is not as Hot as CD-RW [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• A Brain Is Born: Exploring the Birth and Development of the Central Nervous System (reference)

• All is Calm, All is Bright (Holiday Cards) (reference)

• The Celsius Thermometer Is (reference)

• Look! This Is Love: Poems of Rumi (Shambhala Centaur Editions) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Insight Is (reference)

• Journal Of Is Financial Management (reference)

• Mind Is (reference)

• News Is (reference)

• Tourism Is Everybodys Business (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition) (reference)

• My Name Is Bill W. (reference)

• Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (reference)

• This is America, Charlie Brown - The Mayflower Voyages (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• This Is Me...Then (reference)

• This Is Not a Rebellion (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• The World Is Not Enough (reference)

• TRIO 2P1S PLUS IS SLOTSAVER (reference)

• What is Science? (Jewel Case) (reference)

• Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? (Jewel Case) (reference)

• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• That Wine Is Mine "Bon Voyage" Wine Glass Charms, Set of 6 (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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

Patient is being prepared for surgery. An operating room is pictured with physician looking on while patient is being administered anesthetic. Several surgical attendants are also visible. Surgical biopsy is called for to determine exact nature of solid tumor. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

White woman patient is being operated on. Her nipple is being incised by the surgeon. The surgeon and an operating room attendant are visible (there may actually be two surgeons). A surgical biopsy is being performed to determine exact nature of solid tumor. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Note the fusion of the former scales of which the protective shell is composed, as well as the small, hair-like projections emerging from pores within this mantle. Credit: CDC.

Within a myocyte is a pseudocyst containing numerous tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii. Several myocardial contraction bands and scattered inflammatory cells are visible. Parasite. Credit: CDC.

"Paul Trap" (movie) by Thomas Leisner. The droplet in the center is oscillating. Use DPGraph's Scrollbar to vary A or B.

"Ellipsoid Pulsate" (movie) by Joe Seale. There is also a hi-res version. Click on Edit inside DPGraph for more info.

Most of the eastern U.S. was cloud free October 11.  Such widespread cloudlessness in this part of the world is rare. These clear skies are associated with a region of high pressure over the eastern central U.S. Credit: NASA.

Hotlanta It Is!. Credit: NASA.

Endeavour is Delivered to the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA.

Saturn V, S-II Stage is Lifted into Test Stand. Credit: NASA.

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

No one shall be distrained for performance of greater service for a knight's fee, or for any other free tenement, than is due therefrom. (reference)

No body can deny but the nourishment is his. (Second Treatise of Government)

A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. (reference)

When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. (reference)

After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. (reference)

This is too extravagant to be maintained. (reference)

Precisely so; that is just what we intend. (reference)

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. (The Gettysburg Address)

It is also independent of the security. (reference)

There is enough for all. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Miss Fairfax knows it is not from the Campbells, or they would have been guessed at first

The money of this island is heavy, gentlemen, but it costs little, as you may guess

We choose this time because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices

Well, no, not married as such, but yes, there is a specific girl that I'm not married to.

The reason is not far to seek

If I take Cosette, I take her, that is all.

This place is giving me the Fear

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all who wander are lost

For every inch that is not fool is rogue

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

NIHL is serious. (references)

MDMA is neurotoxic. (references)

Its cause is unknown. (references)

Business

The metal is recycled. (references)

Privacy is a big concern. (references)

Virgin paper is excluded. (references)

Children

Gambia

Incest also is illegal. (references)

Burundi

Female illiteracy is a problem. (references)

Pakistan

This obligation rarely is enforced. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mozambique

Media ownership is diversified. (references)

Hong Kong

No public official is on the board. (references)

Panama

Singares is free during his appeal. (references)

Discrimination

Kiribati

Society is fundamentally egalitarian and has no privileged class. (references)

Saudi Arabia

There is legal and systemic discrimination based on sex and religion. (references)

Mexico

The consensus among gay rights groups is that the police fail to investigate these crimes seriously. (references)

Economic History

Japan

Okinawa is subtropical. (references)

Romania

Radio is also important. (references)

Finland

Finnish law is codified. (references)

Human Rights

Nicaragua

Exile is not practiced. (references)

Indonesia

Bail rarely is granted. (references)

Malta

Bail normally is granted. (references)

Indigenous People

Venezuela

That settlement is being implemented. (references)

Taiwan

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

Indonesia

Transmigrants sometimes are settled on land who ownership is disputed. (references)

Minorities

Senegal

Wolof is the country's primary language. (references)

India

Badrinath is a pilgrimage spot for Hindus. (references)

Albania

Intermarriage among religious groups is extremely common. (references)

Political Economy

Australia

The debate is ongoing. (references)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Re-tendering is the norm. (references)

SPAIN

A decision is still pending. (references)

Political Rights

Hong Kong

C.H. Tung is Chief Executive. (references)

Burkina Faso

Ernest Yonli is the Prime Minister. (references)

Paraguay

Debate in Congress is free and frank. (references)

Trade

Argentina

A summary is given below. (references)

Argentina

The CF is subject to VAT. (references)

Uruguay

The BCU is not independent. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Ghana is on-line. (references)

Qatar

Qatar is no exception. (references)

Moldova

No invitation is necessary. (references)

Women

Bhutan

Divorce is common. (references)

Laos

Rape reportedly is rare. (references)

Azerbaijan

Pornography is prohibited. (references)

Worker Rights

India

Illegal mining is rampant. (references)

Burundi

Teenage prostitution is a problem. (references)

Gambia

A 30-minute lunch break is mandated. (references)

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

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The Lord is my father

The Lord is good

The Lord is my light or fire

The Lord is my secret

The Lord is my father

He is my father

The Lord is my father

Thus it is

How is this

The Lord is my master

The Lord is raised

My Lord is most high

My brother is a king

My tabernacle is exalted

Where is it?

God is king

My people is liberal

The Almighty is with me

Who is happy

He that assists or is assisted

She that is governed or subdued

Expressions using "IS": a bird in the hand is worth two in the bus ♦ a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ♦ a car is a must for me ♦ a contract which is governed by English law ♦ a friend in need is a friend indeed ♦ a full stomach does not know what hunger is ♦ a man who is easy to approach ♦ a prophet is without honor in his own country ♦ ad till one is black in the face ♦ after all is said and done ♦ All is grist that comes to his mill ♦ all is lost ♦ all is not gold that glitters ♦ all is over ♦ all is shipshape ♦ all is up with him ♦ all is vanity ♦ all is well ♦ all is well that ends well ♦ all that glitters is not gold ♦ all that is necessary ♦ all that is transitory is but an illusion ♦ amaurotic cat's eye blindness of one eye due to various intraocular conditions in which a bright reflection is observed at the pupil as it would appear from the tapetum lucidum of a cat ♦ as is ♦ as is usual ♦ as it is ♦ as the day is long ♦ as the saying is ♦ bad is the best: the worst come to the worst ♦ bargain is a bargain ♦ beauty is in the eye of the beholder ♦ beauty is only skin deep ♦ because it is no longer needed ♦ before the ink is dry ♦ bully is always a coward ♦ business is business ♦ business is dull ♦ city where smb. is registrated ♦ control by means of a split coupling between the motor and the fan.The speed of the fan is varied by altering the slip between the two coupling halves either magnetically or hydraulically ♦ cry out before one is hurt ♦ death is no respecter of wealth ♦ death is the ultimate sacrifice ♦ dinner is served ♦ do you think he is likely to move in this affair? ♦ drink till all is blue ♦ dusk is falling ♦ dustman is coming ♦ engine is on fire! ♦ engine is on flames! ♦ Ever is one ♦ everything is going wrong ♦ everything is in train ♦ everything is ok ♦ fact is that ♦ fire that is never quenched ♦ for every action there is a reaction equal in force and opposite in direction ♦ for what it is worth ♦ game is up ♦ god is one ♦ going now is out of the question ♦ gr/hysteron proteron/gr chaos is come again ♦ half a loaf is better than no bread ♦ handsome is that handsome does ♦ hard work is the path to success ♦ he does not know what is right from what is wrong ♦ he is ♦ he is a bad one ♦ he is a bad penny ♦ he is a big noise ♦ he is a bit of a snob ♦ he is a cool hand ♦ he is a crackpot ♦ he is a crafty devil ♦ he is a crafty one ♦ he is a damned liar ♦ he is a freeman ♦ he is a good old soul ♦ he is a good sort ♦ he is a man of importance ♦ he is a man of means ♦ he is a mere nothing ♦ he is a nobody ♦ he is a perfect scream ♦ he is a positive fool ♦ he is a real pet ♦ he is a reformed character ♦ he is a regular idiot ♦ he is a right fool! ♦ he is a square peg in a round hole ♦ he is a storehouse of information ♦ he is a tremendous eater ♦ he is all of a tremble ♦ he is all thumbs ♦ he is always getting into holes ♦ he is an absolute chump ♦ he is an ace ♦ he is beneath notice ♦ he is capable ♦ he is completely wrong ♦ he is crackers ♦ he is doing very well. Additional references.

Beginning with "IS": IS-11172, IS-13818, IS-A, Is-a-bel, is-as, is-correct, is-dependent-on, is-described-by, IS-IS, is-isodry, Is-israel, is-it, is-like, is-lm, is-ness, is-on, is-she-or-isn't-she, is-tested-by, is-that, is-that-a-he-or-a-she, is-the, is-the-haddock-finnan, is-the-mitsubishi-scratched-yet, is-thought, is-what, is-where.

Ending with "IS": binary-is, code-is, description-is, foreign-set-is, header-format-is, language-is, module-name-is, module-sub-type-is, module-type-is, title-is.

Containing "IS": she-who-is-alone, what-is-it.

Afrikaans

is (am, are), word (become, come about, get, grow, happen). (various references)

Albanian

është. (various references)

Arabic 

‏خارج عن ارادتي (it is beyond me), ‏بعد فوات الأوان (his number is up, post factum), ‏لا اله الا الله (there is no god but god), ‏قفل باب المزايدة (the bidding is closed), ‏قدر مكتوب (his number is up), ‏ويلاه (woe is me), ‏وقت متأخر (it is high time), ‏هرم (age, aged, chop, he is getting on, old man, pyramid), ‏ذلك بعيدا عن السؤال (that is), ‏ها هو (here is), ‏خارج الحلقة (it is out of the question), ‏افضل هذه (that which is desired), ‏الزمن يعني المال (time is money), ‏إنه سميك بعض الشيء (it is a bit thick), ‏إنتهاء الوقت المحدد (time is up), ‏أخيرا (at last, eventually, finally, in conclusion, in the end, last ditch, lastly, lately, latterly, really, that is to say, ultimately), ‏وا أسفاه (alas, woe, woe is me), ‏ما هو لك؟ (what is yours?), ثمة (there, there is), ‏فقدان كل شىء (the game is up), ‏يوجد للمفرد (there is), ‏يعني (that is to say), ‏كم ثمن هذه الإسطوانة؟ (how much is record?), ‏ممكن (conceivable, contingent, imaginable, it is possible, likely, possible, potential, thinkable), ‏نظرا لصدقه (seeing is believing), ‏مافيش عظمة بدون كد و عمل (nothing great is easy), ينبغي (it is desirable, it ought to be), ‏ما سعر هذا الكتاب؟ (how much is this book?), ‏مشرف على الموت (his number is up), ‏مش طبيعي (it is unusual), ‏هنيئا لك (it is all to the good), ‏هنالك (there, there is, yon, yonder), ‏هذا كويس (it is good to), ‏من هو؟ (who is he?). (various references)

Basque

zein (which, which one), dago (there is). (various references)

Breton

zo, eo (are, it is), emañ (it is). (various references)

Bulgarian 

злочестия аз (woe is me), има (go, there are, there is), необходимо е (it is necessary, want), непонятно е (it is incomprehensible), непоправимо е (it is beyond reclaim), не е толкова лесно (it is not all roses), макар и недобър (such as it is), замразява се (it is freezing), няма и помен от (there is no trace of), започват неприятностите (the fat is in the fire), няма време (there is no time), жалко е (it is a pity), атмосферата е нажежена (the air is thick), безсмислено е (it is useless), пътят е блокиран от сняг (the road is blocked with snow), попадам в сериозни неприятности (the fat is in the fire), подразбира се (it is taken for granted, it is understood, it stands to reason), пита се (query, the question is), заето (on the go, the line is busy), такъв какъвто е (such as it is), ясно е (it is clear), стъмнява се (grow dark, it is getting dark), струва си да (it is rewarding to), стаята е задимена (the room is full of smoke), скандално е (it is scandalous), ръми (drizzle, it is misting, it mizzles), хладно е (it is cool), нещо не е наред (something is wrong here), трудно е (it is difficult), съда е пробит (the vessel is aleak), казва се (it is known), възможно е (it is possible, possibly), всичко е свършено (the game is up), всичко е загубено (the game is up), времето мина (time is up), времето изтече (time is up), вали (it is raining, it rains, rain), тъмно е (it is dark). (various references)

Catalan

són (are), ha (it is, you have), està (it is, you are), es (it is), és (it is). (various references)

Chinese 

是 (am, are, to be, yes). (various references)

Croatian

je (is to be, she). (various references)

Czech

je (it is, she is, them). (various references)

Danish

er (are, have). (various references)

Dutch

is (has, was), zit, wordt (becomes). (various references)

Esperanto

estas (are, there are, there is). (various references)

Estonian

on (is/have), ole (is/have). (various references)

Faeroese

tað er (namely, that is, viz.), sært tú (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), hetta var (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), hetta er (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), her er (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look). (various references)

Finnish

onko, on (have, were). (various references)

Flemish

is. (various references)

French

fait, est. (various references)

French Canadian

est. (various references)

Galician

está (are, it is), é (it is). (various references)

German

ist (Institute for Safety Technology). (various references)

Greek 

γ' ενικό του είναι. (various references)

Guarani

itujáma (it is already old), ikatúpa (is it possible), ikatu (it is possible), ipôrama (it is already o.k.), iporãitereíva (that is very good), ipyahúva (that is fresh), ndahepýi (it is not expensive), péina (here is), neporãva (that is very good), hepyetereíma (it is too expensive), noñeñemúi (it is not sold), noñevendéi (it is not to sell), oiko (he is, they are), ojejapo (it is made), hesakãmbáma (it is already totally clear), namombyrýi (it is not far). (various references)

Haitian Creole

ye (are), se (it's, this is), fè (do, make, making, to make). (various references)

Hawaiian

ka (ox, there are, there is), ja (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look). (various references)

Hebrew 

יש (being, existence, substance, there are, there is), אין (no, not, nothing, there is no, there is not, without), אפשר (it is possible, likely, maybe, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Hungarian

van (be, cross-word puzzles are all the craze, exist, have a couple of drinks, have a dash of tar-brush, have other fish to fry, have sg up one's sleeve, have some spare cash, have subsistence, have the grace to do sg, have the nerve to do sg, it is, stood, there are, there is, to answer a question, to be better off, to be friendly disposed, to be in a hole, to be in the family way, to be maxed out, to be on the hook, to be out of sorts, to be reduced to extremes, to be under way, to exist, to hit the ceiling, to hit the roof, to make every endeavour to, to smack of sg, to stand, to stand in need of sg). (various references)

Icelandic

er (am). (various references)

Indonesian

adalah (am, are, namely, that is), ada (abide, am, are, exist, existing, there is). (various references)

Irish

is (am, and, are, most, which is, which willbe), tá (am, are), mbíonn (are), bhfuil (am, are), bhíonn (are habitually), bíonn (are), ar (at, in, on, that is, upon, would be), an (of the, the). (various references)

Italian

è (he has, it has, it is, you are, you have). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

覆水盆に返らず (It is no use crying over spilt milk, what's done is done), 即ち (i.e., namely, that is). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

あるがまま (as it is, fact, frankly, the truth), こをみることおやにしかず (The parent is the best judge of the child), こちらこそ (it is I who should say so), こだから (children, the treasure that is children), れいによって (as is one's habit, as usual), あねさん (wife who is older than her husband), ろくよう, あましもの (person who is in the way, something not needed), めいれいいっか (as soon as the order is given, immediately), かれはがくしゃというよりむしろしじんだ (He is not so much a scholar as a poet), ありったけ (all that one has, all that there is, the whole), こいむこ (bridegroom who is loved by his bride), あだばな (non-fruit-bearing flower, something that is flashy with no content), コズミックボーリング (bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights), ゲームオーバー (gove over, the game is over), らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず (there's no use crying over spilled milk, what's done is done), ゆだんたいてき (He that is too secure is not safe, Unpreparedness is one's greatest enemy), セックスフレンド (sex friend, someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway), るすたく (house where the family is out), やまたかきをもって (because the mountain is high), ありのまま (as it is, fact, frankly, the truth), いわぬがはな (silence is golden, some things are better left unsaid), だらけ , かちにげ (quitting while one is ahead), いおりてん (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing), いしがみ (image of a god in stone, stone which is worshipped), いうまでもない (it goes without saying, it is needless to say, it need scarcely be said), いう (is called..., is referred to as..., to say), いっすんさきはやみ (No one knows what the future holds, The future is a closed book), いいなり (doing as one is told, yes man), こんにゅうぶつ (object which is mixed in), いわくいいがたし (It is hard to explain, It is hard to say), ここで (i.e., that is), いじょう (aberration, abnormality, above, accident, and up, as long as, assignment, beyond, change, disorder, enclosure, exceeding, greater than, more than, over, since, something wrong, strangeness, surrounding, the above-mentioned, the end, this is all, transfer, transferring to), こしひも (cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied), こくいのさいしょう (Buddhist priest who is a government minister), こうすれば (if this is the case, if you do this), こうすると (having done this, if it is done in this way, if this is done), こうふく (appetite, blessedness, capitulation, distinction between what is thought and what is said, happiness, school uniform, submission, surrender), こういんやのごとし (life is short, time and tide wait for no man, time flies like an arrow), こつばこ (box in which a funerary urn is kept, box in which ashes of the deceased are kept), ものである (is something that, is that which), いいだしっぺ (the one who brings up a subject must be the first to act upon it, the one who brought it up, the one who calls attention to a fart is in fact the farter), というわけだ (this is why, this means), やさきに (just when one is ...), はきだしまど (opening through which dirt is swept), はっぽうびじん (a flunky, everybody's friend, one who is affable to everybody, person beautiful from all angles), はるたけなわ (spring is in full swing), となりのしばふはあおい (the grass is always greener on the other side), となると (where ... is concerned), とざんぐち (place where an ascent to a mountain is made). (various references)

Korean 

있다 (Be-). (various references)

Luganda

ze, ye. (various references)

Luxembourgish

ass, as. (various references)

Manx

ta (am, are), t' (are). (various references)

Mohawk

yowisarhon (it is sleeting), yoweron (it is thundering), yothore (it is cold), yo'tarihen (it is hot), yorornhyòron (it is cloudy), yorahkwawerhon (it is shady), yorahkite (it is sunny), yo'keren'onh (it is snowing), yokennoren (it is raining), yaote (it is windy), tyowihsonhtyon (it is hailing), tyotsha'tayenthon (it is misty), tekaweratase (there is a tornado), tekanyen'kwatase (there is a snowstorm). (various references)

Norwegian

er (am, are). (various references)

Papiamen

tin (have, have got, own, possess, there are, there is), ata (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look). (various references)

Pidgin English

wun, na (I can, is it, it is, now), for (for), dey (am, are, day, do, doing, going to, to accept, will), de (am, are, the, to keep, went), bi (am). (various references)

Pig Latin

isay.(various references)

Polish

są (there are, there is), oto (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look). (various references)

Portuguese

está (it is, one is), é (it is, it's, one is). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

está (it is, one is), é (it is, one is). (various references)

Quechua

karupichu (is it far), kan (it is). (various references)

Romanian

este (it is, there are, there is, there's), e. (various references)

Scottish

tha (are, art), is (and, are, conj. and), eil (am, are, art), bheil (am, are, art). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ima (there are, there is), nešto ne štima (something is amiss), šta je to? (what is that?), on je zavidan (he is envious), on je mutav (he is tongue-tied), on je ćaknut (he is crackers), ode mast u propast (fat: the fat is in the fire), nerazumljivo je (it is incomprehensible), nepoznato je (it is unknown), neophodno je (it is necessary), nema vremena (there is no time), on se snalazi (he is getting on), nešto nije uredu (something is wrong here), on to treba da uradi (he is to do it), ne može se povratiti (reclaim: it is beyond reclaim), mrkli je mrak (it is pitch dark), mračno je (it is dark), moguće je (it is possible), magli se (mist: it is misting, mist: it mists), jadan ja (woe is me), beskorisno je (it is useless), čekati dok se nešto ne završi (wait till smth. is over), šteta (damage, detriment, harm, hurt, it is a pity, mischief, pity, ravage, scathe, shame), nema ničega (there is nothing), sveže je (it is cool), zbog toga (consequently, hereof, that is why, thitherto), zauzeta linija (line is busy), zatvoren put (road is up), zato što više nije potrebno (because it is no longer needed), zagušljivo je (it is stuffy), vreme je isteklo (time is up), tu je (there is, there's), to je za žaljenje (it is a pity), to je jasno (it is clear), on posrće (he is stumbling), teško je (it is difficult), zvoniti sve dok ne otvore vrata (ring till the bell is answered), sve je u redu (everything is ok, roger), strašno je hladno (it is freezing), soba je zadimljena (smoke: the room is full of smoke), smračuje se (it is getting dark), skandalozno je (it is scandalous), savijenih leđa (his back is bent), raskrinkati (game: the game is up), put je zavejan (road is blocked with snow), poznato je (it is known), pada kiša (rain: it is raining, rain: it rains), to će reći (scilicet, that is to say). (various references)

Slovene

je. (various references)

Somali

waa (here is, it is, that is), joogaa. (various references)

Sotho

ke (I, it is, she is). (various references)

Spanish

está (are, are you, he is, is it, it is, you are), es (are, is it, it is, this is, you are). (various references)

Swahili

ni. (various references)

Swedish

är (am, are). (various references)

Tagalog

ay (am). (various references)

Tahitian

ua (it is), o (it is, of), mea (it is, thing), e (and, hey, there is). (various references)

Tswana

se, ko, e (it, this, which). (various references)

Turkish

iki kere iki dört (two times two is four), işte (aha, at work, behold, here, here is, here you are, lo, there, there it is), işi bitik (all up, his numbers is up), iş işten geçti (the die is cast), hava kararıyor (it is getting dark), çok bayatlamış (queen anne is dead), dokuz aylık gebe (she is nine months gone), dolu yağıyor (it is hailing), dost kara günde belli olur (a friend in need is a friend indeed), durum değişti (the boot is on the other leg), eski çamlar bardak oldu (the boot is on the other leg), eyvahlar olsun (woe is me), görünen o ki (apparently, in appearance, there is every appearance that), günleri sayılı (his days are numbered, his numbers is up), gerçek şu ki (as a matter of fact, fact is that), canını sıkan ne? (what is biting you?), haksızlık bu (it is not fair), burcun ne? (what is your horoscope?), hayırdır inşallah (it is all the good), hayırlısı (it is all the good), karanlık basıyor (it is getting dark), karşılaştırılamaz (there is no comparison), kendinden çok emin olmak (think one is the cat's pyjamas, think one is the cat's whiskers), kendini beğenmek (feel one's oats, think one is the cat's pyjamas, think one is the cat's whiskers, think oneself no small potatoes), kim o? (who is it?), gerekiyor (it is necessary), aramızda kalsın (between you and me and the bedpost, confidentially speaking, keep it under your hat, this is for your private ear), çok beceriksizdir (he is all thumbs, his fingers are all thumbs), çok naziksiniz (that is very kind of you), çok uzak (a long way off, it is a far cry from, remote), öyle bir şey yok (no such thing, there is no such thing), öyle görülüyor ki (there is every appearance that), öyle mi? (I declare, is that so?, really?), ýşte (here is), acısı çıkacak (there is the deuce to pay), acısı fena çıkacak (there is the devil to pay), aile toplumun çekirdeğidir (the family is the unit of society), demek ki (sc., scil., scilicet, so, that is to say, that means, to wit), aralarında dağlar kadar fark var (there is no comparison), mümkün değil (no chance, there is no question of), ayıkla pirincin taşını (here is a pretty mess, pretty kettle of fish, we are in the deuce of a mess), ayvayı yedik (the jig is up), bırak artık (there is an end of it), başım çatlıyor (my head is spliting), başım çok ağrıyor (my head is spliting), başlýyor (it is beginning), bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmur yağıyor (it is raining cats and dogs), ben ısmarlıyorum (it is my treat, my shout), beni ilgilendirmez (hard cheese, I am not concerned, it does not concern me, that is no concern of mine, that leaves me cold, that's not my bag), bu yapılamaz (that is not done), burada neler oluyor? (what is doing here?). (various references)

Turkmen 

яagny (that is to say...), geregiзe (as much as is needed, so much). (various references)

Ukrainian

явно (apparently, audibly, barefacedly, decidedly, decisively, evidently, it is evident, obviously, overtly, professedly, signally, visibly), хто грає? (who is playing?), є місце? (is there room?), горе мені (woe is me), очевидно (apparently, audibly, clearly, evidently, it is evident, obviously, overtly, patently, pointedly, questionless, seemingly, transparently), задирака завжди боягуз (bully is always a coward), домовилися (agreed, it is agreed, nuff). (various references)

Welsh

dyna (that is, there are, there is, those are). (various references)

Wolof

mooy, moo, la (that, you). (various references)

Xhosa

ngu. (various references)

Yucatec

yan (there are, there is), he'la' (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look). (various references)

Zulu

nasi (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), nantu (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), nanti (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), nansi (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), nanku (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), nanka (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), nangu (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), kukhona (there are, there is). (various references)

est. (various references)

asti , jam. (various references)

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

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

Derivations

Words beginning with "IS": isagoge, isagoges, isagogic, isagogics, isallobar, isallobaric, isallobars, isarithm, isarithms, isatin, isatine, isatines, isatinic, isatins, isba, isbas, ischaemia, ischaemias, ischemia, ischemias, ischemic, ischia, ischial, ischium, isentropic, isentropically, isinglass, isinglasses, island, islanded, islander, islanders, islanding, islands, isle, isled, isleless, isles, islet, islets, isling, ism, isms, isoagglutinin, isoagglutinins, isoalloxazine, isoalloxazines, isoantibodies, isoantibody, isoantigen, isoantigenic. (additional references)

Words ending with "IS": aaliis, abatis, abattis, abiogenesis, abiosis, abris, acariasis, acidosis, acropolis, actinomycosis, adenitis, adenohypophysis, adenosis, adiposis, adonis, adzukis, aegis, aepyornis, aerobiosis, afghanis, agenesis, agoutis, agranulocytosis, aiolis, ais, alfakis, alfaquis, alibis, alkalis, alkalosis, allantois, alphosis, amanuensis, amaryllis, amaurosis, ambaris, ambergris, amebiasis, amis, amitosis, amniocentesis, amoebiasis, amphimixis, amyloidosis, anabasis, anacrusis, anadiplosis, anaerobiosis, anagenesis, anagnorisis, analysis. (additional references)

Words containing "IS": abatises, abattises, abiogenist, abiogenists, abolish, abolishable, abolished, abolisher, abolishers, abolishes, abolishing, abolishment, abolishments, abolitionism, abolitionisms, abolitionist, abolitionists, abortionist, abortionists, abscise, abscised, abscises, abscisin, abscising, abscisins, abscissa, abscissae, abscissas, abscission, abscissions, absenteeism, absenteeisms, absolutism, absolutisms, absolutist, absolutistic, absolutists, abstractionism, abstractionisms, abstractionist, abstractionists, absurdism, absurdisms, absurdist, absurdists, academicism, academicisms, academism, academisms, accessorise, accessorised. (additional references)

Misspellings

"IS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eis, Esj, esv, ez, fs, giz, gs, ia, ibs, Ibsa, icm, icp, icq, Icsh, icsu, Idss, ie, iesg, ifsa, Ifsc, ih, ihs, ihss, iiq, Iisc, Iisi, ij, ims, Imsi, Imsl, inso, ipsc, ipsy, iq, iqs, isa, isaa, Isb, isc, Iscd, isd, isi, isk, isl, isn, iso, isp, iss, issc, issn, Issy, isu, isv, iswi, isx, isy, iu, ius, iw, iy, iys, iz, Iza, izy, jiss, jiz, js, ks, ls, niz, ois, oiz, ps, qic, rs, sf, sj, ss, ts, Xic, xis, yies, yiz, Ysd, yss, yst, ysu, yx, yzr, zis, zs. (additional references)

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

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: si.

+1 letter: ais, bis, cis, dis, his, ids, ifs, ins, ism, its, lis, mis, pis, psi, sei, sib, sic, sim, sin, sip, sir, sis, sit, six, ski, sri, tis, vis, wis, xis.

+2 letters: aids, ails, aims, ains, airs, aits, amis, anis, asci, axis, bias, bibs, bids, bigs, bins, bios, bise, bisk, bits, bris, chis, cigs, cist, cris, dais, dibs, dies, digs, dims, dins, dips, disc, dish, disk, diss, dits, egis, fibs, fids, figs, fils, fins, firs, fisc, fish, fist, fits, ghis, gibs, gids, gies, gigs, gins, gips, gist, gits, hies, hins, hips, hisn, hiss, hist, hits, ibis, ices, ichs, ides, ilks, ills, imps, inks, inns, ions, ires, iris, irks, isba, isle, isms, iwis, jibs, jigs, jins, jism, khis, kids, kifs, kins, kips, kirs, kiss, kist, kits, kois, kris, leis, libs, lids, lies, lins, lips, lisp, list, lits, mibs, mids, migs, mils, mirs, mise, miso, miss, mist, nibs, nils, nims, nips, nisi, nits, obis, oils, phis, pias, pics, pies, pigs, pins, pips, pish, piso, piss, pits, pois, psis, reis, rias, ribs, rids, rifs, rigs, rims, rins, rips, rise, risk, sadi, said, sail, sain, saki, sari, sati, seif, seis, semi, shim, shin, ship, shiv, shri, sial, sibb, sibs, sice, sick, sics, side, sift, sigh, sign, sike, sild, silk, sill, silo, silt, sima, simp, sims, sine, sing, sinh, sink, sins, sipe, sips, sire, sirs, site, sith, sits, size, sizy, skid, skim, skin, skip, skis, skit, slid, slim, slip, slit, smit, snib, snip, snit, soil, soli, sori, spic, spik, spin, spit, spiv, sris, stir, suit, swig, swim, syli, this, tics, ties, tils, tins, tips, tuis, vies, vigs, vims, visa, vise, wigs, wins, wise, wish, wisp, wiss, wist, wits, yids, yins, yips, ywis, zigs, zins, zips, zits.