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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

sidelight
running light noun light carried by a boat that indicates the boat`s direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

sideline
out of bounds noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

sidelong
adjective inclining or directed to one side; `moved downward in a sidelong way` - Bram Stoker

sidereal
adjective (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; `sidereal time`

sidereal day
noun the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

sidereal hour
noun 1/24 of a sidereal day

sidereal month
noun period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days

sidereal time
noun measured by the diurnal motion of stars

sidereal year
noun the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars

siderite
chalybite noun iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate

Sideritis
genus Sideritis noun genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region

sideroblast
noun an erythroblast having granules of ferritin

sideroblastic anemia
sideroblastic anaemia noun refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow

siderocyte
noun an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin

sideropenia
noun a deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the diet or from hemorrhage

siderosis
noun fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers

sidesaddle
adverb on or as if on a sidesaddle; `she rode sidesaddle`

sideshow
noun a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

sidesman
noun (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church

sidestep
noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

sidestroke
noun a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

sideswipe
noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

sidewalk
noun walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

sidewall
noun a wall that forms the side of a structure

sideward
sidewards adverb toward one side; `turn the figure sideward`

sideway
adverb from the side; obliquely; `a picture lit sideways`; `scenes viewed sidewise`

sidewinder
horned rattlesnake noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

siding
noun material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

siding
turnout 3 sidetrack noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney noun English poet (1554-1586)

siege
besieging noun the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Siege Perilous
noun the legendary seat at King Arthur`s Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it

Siegfried
noun (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart

Siegfried line
noun German fortifications facing the Maginot Line

Siemens
Ernst Werner von Siemens noun German electrical engineer (1816-1892)

Siemens
Sir Charles William Siemens noun engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)

sienna
noun an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment

sierra
Scomberomorus sierra noun a Spanish mackerel of western North America

Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone noun a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961

Sierra Leone monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean
adjective of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people; `Sierra Leonean politics`

Sierra lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta murrayana noun tall subspecies of lodgepole pine

Sierra Madre Occidental
noun a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline

Sierra Madre Oriental
noun a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico

Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada Mountains noun a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney

Sierra plum
Pacific plum noun shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit

siesta
noun a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)

sieva bean
butter bean noun small flat green bean similar to lima beans

sieve
noun a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

sieve tube
noun tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae

Sif
noun (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home

sifter
noun a household sieve (as for flour)

sigeh
noun a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years; `sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak`

sigh
suspiration noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly

sight
vision 1 visual sense noun the ability to see; the visual faculty

sight draft
sight bill noun a draft payable on presentation

sight gag
visual joke noun a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)

sighted
adjective able to see

sighting
noun the act of observing; `several sightings of enemy troops were reported`

sightreader
noun a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)

sightseeing
rubber-necking noun going about to look at places of interest

sightseer
excursionist noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

sigma
noun the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet

Sigmodon
genus Sigmodon noun American cotton rats

sigmoid
sigmoidal adjective of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine

sigmoid colon
sigmoid flexure noun the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

sigmoid sinus
sinus sigmoideus noun an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones

sigmoid vein
vena sigmoideus noun tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon

sigmoidectomy
noun surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)

sigmoidoscope
flexible sigmoidoscope noun an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon

sigmoidoscopy
flexible sigmoidoscopy noun visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps

sign
noun a public display of a (usually written) message; `he posted signs in all the shop windows`

sign
sign on verb engage by written agreement; `They signed two new pitchers for the next season`

sign industry
noun an industry that produces signs

sign language
signing noun language expressed by visible hand gestures

sign manual
noun the signature of a sovereign on an official document

sign of the cross
noun a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith

sign of the zodiac
star sign noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

sign painter
noun someone who paints signs and billboards etc.

sign(a)
signed adjective used of the language of the deaf

signage
noun signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters); `there will be signage displayed at each post`

signal
adjective notably out of the ordinary; `the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party`

signal
verb communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; `He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture`; `The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu`

signal box
noun a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains

signal detection
detection noun the detection that a signal is being received

signal fire
signal light noun a fire set as a signal

signal level
noun the amplitude level of the desired signal

signal-to-noise ratio
signal-to-noise noun the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity

signaler
signaller noun someone who communicates by signals

signaling device
noun a device used to send signals

signalise
verb point out carefully and clearly

signalization
signalisation noun a conspicuous indication

signalize
verb point out carefully and clearly

signally
adverb in a signal manner; `signally inappropriate methods`

signalman
noun a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard

signals intelligence
SIGINT noun intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence

signature
noun your name written in your own handwriting

signature
noun a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program

signature recognition
noun biometric identification by automatically scanning a person`s signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures

signature tune
noun a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program