Definition of sire

"sire" in the noun sense

1. sire

a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

2. forefather, father, sire

the founder of a family

"keep the faith of our forefathers"

3. sire

male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

"sire" in the verb sense

1. beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth

make (offspring) by reproduction

"Abraham begot Isaac"

"John fathered four daughters"

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Quotations for sire

Day is the Child of Time,
And Day must cease to be:
But Night is without a sire,
And cannot expire.
One with Eternity. [ R. H. Stoddard ]

For Freedom's battle once begun,
Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son.
Though baffled oft is ever won. [ Byron ]

Sire of repentance, child of fond desire! [ Cowley ]

The eastern hanging crescent climbeth higher;
See, purple on the azure softly steals.
And Morning, faintly touched with quivering fire
Leans on the frosty summits of the hills,
Like a young girl over her hoary sire. [ Roscoe ]

The soul, immortal as its sire, shall never die. [ Montgomery ]

The child says nothing but what it heard by the sire. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Learning by study must be won 'Twas never entailed from sire to son. [ Gay ]

Such dupes are men to custom, and so prone
To reverence what is ancient, and can plead
A course of long observance for its use.
That even servitude, the worst of ills,
Because delivered down from sire to son, Is kept and guarded as a sacred thing! [ Cowper ]

sire in Scrabble®

The word sire is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

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sire in Words With Friends™

The word sire is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 4

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Words within the letters of sire

2 letter words in sire (2 words)

3 letter words in sire (2 words)

4 letter words in sire (Anagrams) (3 words)

sire + 2 blanks (261 words)

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Word Growth involving sire

Shorter words in sire

re ire

sir

Longer words containing sire

desire desireable

desire desired desiredly

desire desired desiredness

desire desired undesired

desire desireful desirefully

desire desireful desirefulness

desire desireless desirelessly

desire desireless desirelessness

desire desirer desirers

desire desires

grandsire grandsires

quasiregular

sired desired desiredly

sired desired desiredness

sired desired undesired

sireless desireless desirelessly

sireless desireless desirelessness

siren prosirenoid prosirenoids

siren sirenise sirenised

siren sirenise sirenises

siren sirenising

siren sirenize sirenized

siren sirenize sirenizes

siren sirenizing

siren sirenlike

siren sirenoids prosirenoids

siren sirenomeli sirenomelia

siren sirenomelus

siren sirens

sires desires

sires grandsires