Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
sideration |
noun |
The state of being siderated, or planet-struck; esp., blast in plants; also, a sudden and apparently causeless stroke of disease, as in apoplexy or paralysis. |
siderolite |
noun |
A kind of meteorite. See under Meteorite. |
siderostat |
noun |
An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; — a more general term for heliostat. |
sidesaddle |
noun |
A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted. |
side-wheel |
adjective |
Having a paddle wheel on each side; — said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer. |
sidewinder |
noun |
See Horned rattler, under Horned., A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. |