Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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siskin | noun | A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); — called also aberdevine., The American pinefinch (S. pinus); — called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. |
sissoo | noun | A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc. |
sister | noun | A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother., A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community., One of the same kind, or of the same condition; — generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits., To be sister to; to resemble closely. |