1
: the letter s
2
: something resembling the letter S in shape
especially
: an S-shaped curve in a road
: female
giantess
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
New Blue bites ten yards out of its disadvantage on hard braking, then closes in several feet more as the pairs arcs into the left-hand entry to the uphill ess-section.
—Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2020
Elliott and Truex were back in front for the restart on Lap 66, but Truex challenged right off the green flag, the two exchanging bumps speeding up through the esses, but Elliott never relinquished the lead.
—John Kekis, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2019
The Supra manages to be both stable in long sweepers and agile in esses that force the suspension to load and unload side-to-side.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2019
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Noun
See Carpenter shake that ess’ in her new Dunkin’ commercial below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
New Blue bites ten yards out of its disadvantage on hard braking, then closes in several feet more as the pairs arcs into the left-hand entry to the uphill ess-section.
—Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2020
Elliott and Truex were back in front for the restart on Lap 66, but Truex challenged right off the green flag, the two exchanging bumps speeding up through the esses, but Elliott never relinquished the lead.
—John Kekis, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2019
The Supra manages to be both stable in long sweepers and agile in esses that force the suspension to load and unload side-to-side.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2019
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“Ess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ess. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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