| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| siderealize | verb t. | To elevate to the stars, or to the region of the stars; to etherealize. |
| sideromancy | noun | Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning. |
| sideroscope | noun | An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles. |
| sideroxylon | noun | A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood. |
| side-taking | noun | A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction. |
| sightliness | noun | The state of being sightly; comeliness; conspicuousness. |
| sigillative | adjective | Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax. |
| sigmoidally | adverb | In a sigmoidal manner. |
| signalizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Signalize |
| signaturist | noun | One who holds to the doctrine of signatures impressed upon objects, indicative of character or qualities. |
| significant | adjective | Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look., Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event., That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. |
| significate | noun | One of several things signified by a common term. |
| signiorship | noun | State or position of a signior. |
| silicifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Silicify |
| silicioidea | noun pl. | Same as Silicoidea. |
| siliqyiform | adjective | Having the form of a silique. |
| sillimanite | noun | Same as Fibrolite. |
| silverberry | noun | A tree or shrub (Elaeagnus argentea) with silvery foliage and fruit. |
| silver-gray | adjective | Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair. |
| silveriness | noun | The state of being silvery. |
| silverizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Silverize |
| silversides | noun | Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker. |
| silversmith | noun | One whose occupation is to manufacture utensils, ornaments, etc., of silver; a worker in silver. |
| simperingly | adverb | In a simpering manner. |
| simplifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Simplify |
| sincereness | noun | Same as Sincerity. |
| single-foot | noun | An irregular gait of a horse; — called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i. |
| singlestick | noun | In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword., The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary’s head is pronounced victor; backsword; cudgeling. |
| singularist | noun | One who affects singularity. |
| singularity | noun | The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity., Anything singular, rare, or curious., Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction., Celibacy. |
| singularize | verb t. | To make singular or single; to distinguish. |
| sinistrally | adverb | Toward the left; in a sinistral manner. |
| sinistrorse | adjective | Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; — the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse. |
| sinological | adjective | Relating to the Chinese language or literature. |
| sinuosities | plural | of Sinuosity |
| siphonopoda | noun pl. | A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk. |
| siphorhinal | adjective | Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels. |
| siphuncular | adjective | Of or pertaining to the siphuncle. |
| sipunculoid | adjective | Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea., One of the Sipunculoidea. |
| sisal grass | Alt. of Sisal hemp | |
| sivatherium | noun | A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species. |
| six-shooter | noun | A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. |
| silkensides | noun | Same as Slickensides. |