Look up: sinister

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   sinister
   [Adjective] The threat of harm or evil.
   Example: After a romantic opening scene, the film suddenly became quite sinister.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   sinister
   [adj] - (heraldry) on or starting from the wearer`s left
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   Sinister
   Sin'is·ter (sĭn'ĭs*tẽr; 277) adjective [ Accented on the middle syllable by the older poets, as Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden.] [ Latin sinister : confer French sinistre .] 1. On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter , or right . 'Here on his sinister cheek.' Shak. « My mother's blood Runs ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/107
   
   
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   sinister
   adjective on or starting from the wearer`s left; `bar sinister`
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   Sinister
   `Sinister` is originally a Latin term for `left` or `to the left`, and is used in heraldry to refer to the left of the bearer of the arms, and to the right by the viewer's eyes. It is often used to mean evil. `Sinister` may also refer to: * Bend sinister, heraldic charge * Baton sinister, diminutive of the bend sinister `Sinister` in comic books and literature: * Mister Sinister, Marvel Comics supervillain * Sinister Six, Marvel Comics supervil...
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   sinister
   (sĭ-nis´tәr) Latin word meaning left, or on the left side; a term used in anatomy.
   Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
   
   
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   Sinister
   • (a.) Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance. • (a.) Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences. • (a.) On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right. • (a...
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   sinister
   (from the article `heraldry`) The terms dexter and sinister mean merely `right` and `left.` A shield is understood to be as if held by a user whom the beholder is facing. Thus the ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/101
   
   
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   sinister
   Left. [L.]
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