ess

Etymology

noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter S.
   1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Eses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone these esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's as if / the ess / were the sounds / of success
   I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time. 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170
2. Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)

verb

1. To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.