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kish

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kish.

Editorial note

An aerial map of Kish Island, South Iran, for the Kish Free Zone Organization The UI is not a catch, but it's a work in progress.

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Definitions3
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Quick take

a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kish gathered in one view.

noun

a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf

noun

The graphite formed as a byproduct in iron smelting.

noun

(antiquity) An ancient city of Sumer, located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kish.

noun

a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf

noun

The graphite formed as a byproduct in iron smelting.

noun

(antiquity) An ancient city of Sumer, located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad.

Example sentences

1

An aerial map of Kish Island, South Iran, for the Kish Free Zone Organization The UI is not a catch, but it's a work in progress.

2

Daniel Kish is the name of the guy most famous for it and would be a decent place to start looking.

3

There is one known older writing sample, the Kish Tablet of Jemet Nasr.

4

For example, I think Tokyo Story (1953) is better modeled as a four-act kishōtenketsu[0] structure than a three-act hero's journey.

5

The Kish tablet (3500 BC) is the earliest known protowriting, before cuneiform.

6

Daniel Kish is mentioned in the paper to motivate the problem.

7

The best examples are probably Daniel Kish [2] as well as Ben Underwood, who famously was that kid shown rollerblading down the street using it.

8

But I do believe she genuinely enjoys how kish and over the top it is.

9

This TED talk by Daniel Kish is good too.[2] 1.

10

What is the idea behind the Kish free zone?

11

There are blind people like Daniel Kish who use echolocation to replace sight; I get the sense they're more on the difference side of the fence.

Quote examples

1

I think it's best understood as the four act "kishōtenketsu"[0] structure, not the Hero's Journey type structure described in the article.

2

One of the things I was hoping I'd hear people comment on here what Miller says towards the end, that perhaps Kish's aversion to physical closeness, perhaps "loving" in general, and a desire to be independent, were mutually exclusive.

Proper noun examples

1

Enmebaragesi[1] probably existed around 2600 BCE but not much is known about him other than he was a King of Kish.

2

Miyazaki's films are often more similar to the traditional four-part Kishōtenketsu[0] story structure rather than the more common three-act or Hero's Journey style.

3

Kish's methods of dealing with blind kids seemed unnecessarily cold and disrespectful.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kish in a sentence?

An aerial map of Kish Island, South Iran, for the Kish Free Zone Organization The UI is not a catch, but it's a work in progress.

What does kish mean?

a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf

What part of speech is kish?

kish is commonly used as noun.