she
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1.4
- pronoun
- /ʃi/
- Archaic
:
ella
- And she's powered by twin JE-79 turbojet engines, the same engines that are in the F-4 Phantom jet.
In marine life, she intends no metaphor.
- In marine life, she intends no metaphor.
Examples
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As soon as she received her torpedo hits, she began listing rapidly to port.
Academic text (1991) -
I've been tracking her for two transits, and she's now the only ship in sensor range.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know, she was built to welcome visitors to America, buddy.
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Since the vessel is still very hot, she steadies it with the handful of branches.
Academic text (1994) -
The ship sailed smoothly across the water, and everyone admired sher graceful lines.
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Although she faced many storms, the vessel proved sher strength and resilience.
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Renowned for sher speed, she became the pride of the naval fleet.
Idioms
- NSFW
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9.9
A joke phrase people say after someone says something that can sound sexual
Compounds
- Informal
A joking name for a woman whose real name people avoid saying
Surface Forms
Etymology
She is often used for a ship, car, or country when people treat it as female; a helpful way to remember this is to imagine a captain talking to a ship like a person and calling her she. So calling a ship she shows people are thinking of it as a 'female' or something to look after.