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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RISS

Named after the river Riss, a tributary of the Danube in Germany.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RISS

Riss  [rɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RISS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Riss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RISS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Riss

Riss

The Riss is a small river in Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, right tributary of the Danube. Its source is in Upper Swabia, between Bad Waldsee and Bad Schussenried. It flows north, through the town of Biberach an der Riss. It then flows into the Danube one mile north of Risstissen between Ehingen and Erbach, approximately 20 km upstream from Ulm. Its total length is approximately 50 km. The Riss gave its name to the Riss glaciation, an ice age.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RISS

Risorgimento
risotto
risp
rispetto
risque
rissole
ristra
risus
risus sardonicus
rit.
Ritalin

WORDS THAT END LIKE RISS

Aldiss
amiss
bliss
deep kiss
dismiss
diss
edelweiss
French kiss
hiss
hit and miss
hit-and-miss
hit or miss
junior miss
kiss
miss
on the piss
piece of piss
piss
remiss
Swiss

Synonyms and antonyms of Riss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Riss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RISS

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Translator English - Chinese

RISS
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Riss
570 millions of speakers

English

Riss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Riss
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Рисс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Riss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Riss
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Riss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Riss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リス氷期
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

RISS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Riss
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Riss
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Riss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Riss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Riss
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Riss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Riss
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Рісс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Riss
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Riss
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Riss
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Riss
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Riss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Riss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RISS»

The term «Riss» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RISS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Riss

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RISS»

Discover the use of Riss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Riss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Race, Slavery, and Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century American ...
Situating Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Frederick Douglass at the center of antebellum debates over the person-hood of the slave, this 2006 book examines how a nation dedicated to the proposition that 'all men are created ...
Arthur Riss, 2006
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Gypsy Oracle Cards
The Textbook "Gypsy Oracle Cards" is your personal companion to achieve mastery of professional cartomancy, in a handy half-letter or memo format (8.5 x 5.5 inches, corresponding to the European A5 format).
Carola Riss-Tafilaj, 2010
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Development of Reactive Ion Scattering Spectrometry (RISS) ...
Whereas the amount of electron transfer has historically been intentionally dampened in SID experiments, the ability of ions to characterize the electron transfer properties of a surface makes RISS an ideal analytical technique to probe the ...
Karen Elaine Joyce, 2008
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Heidegger: Thought and Historicity
[H, 35/49; my emphasis] The conflictual relation of world and earth, then, is traced out in the Riss, which, in turn, is fixed in place and set up in the work in figure or shape (Gestalt). Here again, we see Heidegger working through his language, ...
Christopher Fynsk, 1993
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Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 13, July 22, 2004 to ...
I am pleased that Title II also extends the authorization of appropriations for the Regional Information Sharing System, RISS, at $100 million for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007. RISS serves as an invaluable tool to Federal, State, and ...
U S Congress, 2009
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InfoWorld
Because each cell searches only 850GB and does so in parallel, the design is resilient and delivers fast retrieval. Moreover, RISS has the advantage of multiple processors, delivered with a number of cells that customers can adjust to suit their ...
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A Survey of 20th-Century Revival Movements in North America
"A Survey of 20th-Century Revival Movements in North America" attempts to set the record straight. It offers a concise and useful survey of the major currents of revival that have swept over this continent since the turn of the century.
Richard M. Riss, 1988
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The History of the Study of Landforms: Quaternary and recent ...
They named the four glacial periods after valleys in which evidence of their existence occurred: the Giinz, Mindel, Riss and Wiirm. Penck and Bruckner also provided an estimate of the relative duration of the glacial-interglacial cycles.
Richard J. Chorley, T. P. Burt, Antony J. Dunn, 2008
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Torts
FACTS: For over six months in 1959, Linda Riss (P) was terrorized and threatened by a rejected suitor named Burton Pugach, described by the court as a “miscreant masquerading as a respectable attorney.” Specifically, he threatened, “If I ...
Casenotes, Casenote Legal Briefs, 2006
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Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery
historical terms, the names were alphabetized: Giinz, Mindel, Riss, and Wiirm. The oldest glaciation (the Giinz) was represented by the gravels that composed the highest terrace. The most recent glaciation (Wiirm) was recorded by the gravels ...
John Imbrie, Katherine Palmer Imbrie, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RISS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Riss is used in the context of the following news items.
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Griechenland: So stehen die Euro-Länder zu neuen Hilfen
Ein Riss entsteht. Und natürlich spielen auch andere Länder außerhalb der Euro-Zone eine gewichtige Rolle. Die Amerikaner wollen eine rasche Einigung. «DIE WELT, Jul 15»
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Erik Riss showing German efficiency for Monarchs
Riss has been under a bit of pressure to eradicate some irksome clutch problems which have seen him give some opponents yards of a start out of the gate. «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
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35 Meter langer Riss: Kran schlitzt Dach der Commerzbank-Arena auf
Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) - Das ausfahrbare Innendach der Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt ist bei Bauarbeiten beschädigt worden. Wie die Betreibergesellschaft ... «DIE WELT, Jun 15»
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Air Berlin: Nach Notruf Landung in Portugal
Schreckmoment für die Passagiere: Bei einem Flug von Gran Canaria nach Zürich bemerkten die Piloten einen Riss in der Cockpitscheibe. Sie setzten einen ... «SPIEGEL ONLINE, Jun 15»
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Pride in Mann: Riss goes to great lengths for pupils
Manor Park School head teacher Riss Forrester along with school governor Suzanne Lowey qualified as swimming teachers last year, and now teach two clubs ... «Isle of Man Today, May 15»
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Charlie Hebdo struggles with aftermath of attacks
Through a chink in the wall of heavily armed, plainclothes police who chaperone him round the clock, the cartoonist Riss sighs and says that mentally, he is ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Two suspected Islamists arrested in new Charlie Hebdo stalking scare
Two suspected radical Islamists have been arrested for stalking the publishing director of Charlie Hebdo magazine. Laurent “Riss” Sourisseau feared for his life ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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Erik Riss ruled out after 'high-five injury'
Edinburgh Monarchs' young German speedway star Erik Riss could be out of action for four weeks after breaking his collarbone against Workington Comets at ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Apr 15»
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Bayern-Star Holger Badstuber: Riss des Oberschenkelmuskels | OP …
Der Klub teilte am Donnerstag mit: Badstuber hat im Spiel gegen den FC Porto (6:1) einen Riss des linken vorderen Oberschenkelmuskels erlitten, muss ... «BILD, Apr 15»
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Man who disappeared while ice fishing found dead in Kenai …
The man, identified as 45-year-old David Riss, was reported missing around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday. Riss had set out on Hidden Lake on Tuesday afternoon to go ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Mar 15»

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