| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| siberian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter., A native or inhabitant of Siberia. |
| sibilant | adjective | Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds., A sibiliant letter. |
| sibilate | verb t. & i. | To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation. |
| sibilous | adjective | Having a hissing sound; hissing; sibilant. |
| sibylist | noun | One who believes in a sibyl or the sibylline prophecies. |
| sicamore | noun | See Sycamore. |
| siccific | adjective | Causing dryness. |
| sicilian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Sicily. |
| sickened | imp. & past participle | of Sicken |
| sickerly | adverb | Alt. of Sikerly |
| sickless | adjective | Free from sickness. |
| sicklied | adjective | Made sickly. See Sickly, v. |
| sickness | noun | The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady., Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach. |
| sidebone | noun | A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter and at the sides of the coronet and coffin bone of a horse. |
| sidehill | noun | The side or slope of a hill; sloping ground; a descent. |
| sideling | adverb | Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew., Inclining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping; inclined; as, sideling ground. |
| sidelong | adverb | Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side., On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong., Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong glance. |
| sidereal | adjective | Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy., Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal revolution of a planet; a sidereal day. |
| siderite | noun | Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron., A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron., An indigo-blue variety of quartz., Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone., Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort. |
| sidesmen | plural | of Sidesman |
| sidesman | noun | A party man; a partisan., An assistant to the churchwarden; a questman. |
| sidewalk | noun | A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot pavement. |
| sideways | adverb | Toward the side; sidewise. |
| sidewise | adverb | On or toward one side; laterally; sideways. |
| sienitic | adjective | See Syenitic. |
| siennese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Sienna, a city of Italy. |
| sighting | present participle & vb. noun | of Sight, a. & n. from Sight, v. t. |
| sightful | adjective | Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous. |
| sigillum | noun | A seal. |
| signable | adjective | Suitable to be signed; requiring signature; as, a legal document signable by a particular person. |
| signally | adverb | In a signal manner; eminently. |
| signeted | adjective | Stamped or marked with a signet. |
| signifer | adjective | Bearing signs. |
| signiory | noun | Same as Seigniory. |
| signpost | noun | A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything. |
| silenced | imp. & past participle | of Silence |
| silently | adverb | In a silent manner. |
| silesian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Silesia., A native or inhabitant of Silesia. |
| silicate | noun | A salt of silicic acid. |
| silicide | noun | A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary. |
| silicify | verb t. | To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon., To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica. |
| silicium | noun | See Silicon. |
| silicula | noun | A silicle. |
| silicule | noun | A silicle. |
| siliquae | plural | of Siliqua |
| silkness | noun | Silkiness. |
| silkweed | noun | Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed. |
| silkworm | noun | The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa. |
| sillabub | noun | A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth. |
| sillyhow | adjective | A caul. See Caul, n., 3. |
| silurian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; — a term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in that country., The Silurian age. |
| siluroid | noun | Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of fishes including numerous species, among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of the Old World, as the sheatfish (Silurus glanis) of Europe., A siluroid fish. |
| silvered | imp. & past participle | of Silver |
| silverly | adverb | Like silver in appearance or in sound. |
| similary | adjective | Similar. |
| similize | verb t. | To liken; to compare; as, to similize a person, thing, or act. |
| simmered | imp. & past participle | of Simmer |
| simoniac | noun | One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. |
| simonial | adjective | Simoniacal. |
| simonian | noun | One of the followers of Simon Magus; also, an adherent of certain heretical sects in the early Christian church. |
| simonist | noun | One who practices simony. |
| simpered | imp. & past participle | of Simper |
| simperer | noun | One who simpers. |
| simpless | noun | Simplicity; silliness. |
| simplify | verb t. | To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making. |
| simplist | noun | One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler. |
| simplity | noun | Simplicity. |
| simploce | noun | See Symploce. |
| simulate | adjective | Feigned; pretended., To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign. |
| sinaitic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law. |
| sinalbin | noun | A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance. |
| sinamine | noun | A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; — called also allyl melamine. |
| sinapate | noun | A salt of sinapic acid. |
| sinapine | noun | An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition. |
| sinapism | noun | A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a powerful irritant. |
| sinciput | noun | The fore part of the head., The part of the head of a bird between the base of the bill and the vertex. |
| sinecure | noun | An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls., Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service., To put or place in a sinecure. |
| sinewing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sinew |
| sinewish | adjective | Sinewy. |
| sinewous | adjective | Sinewy. |
| singeing | present participle & vb. noun | of Singe |
| singling | present participle & vb. noun | of Single |
| singsong | noun | Bad singing or poetry., A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song., Drawling; monotonous., To write poor poetry. |
| singster | noun | A songstress. |
| singular | adjective | Separate or apart from others; single; distinct., Engaged in by only one on a side; single., Existing by itself; single; individual., Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular., Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; — opposed to dual and plural., Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon., Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments., Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; — often implying disapproval or consure., Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique., An individual instance; a particular., The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number. |
| sinigrin | noun | A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid. |
| sinister | adjective | On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; — opposed to dexter, or right., Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; — the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences., Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims., Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance. |
| sinology | noun | That branch of systemized knowledge which treats of the Chinese, their language, literature, etc. |
| sinopite | noun | A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint. |
| sinsring | noun | Same as Banxring. |
| sintoism | Alt. of Sintoist | |
| sintoist | See Shinto, etc. | |
| sinuated | imp. & past participle | of Sinuate, Same as Sinuate. |
| sinusoid | noun | The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines. |
| siphilis | noun | Syphilis. |
| siphonal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon. |
| siphonet | noun | One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See Illust. under Aphis. |
| siphonia | noun | A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc., of Siphonium |
| siphonic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a siphon. |
| sippling | adjective | Sipping often. |
| sirenian | noun | Any species of Sirenia. |
| sirenize | verb i. | To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to fascinate. |
| siriasis | noun | A sunstroke., The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf. Insolation. |
| siroccos | plural | of Sirocco |
| sirvente | noun | A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical, — often used by the troubadours of the Middle Ages. |
| siscowet | noun | A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior; — called also siskawet, siskiwit. |
| siserara | noun | Alt. of Siserary |
| siserary | noun | A hard blow. |
| siskiwit | noun | The siscowet. |
| sisterly | adjective | Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. |
| sisyphus | noun | A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant. |
| sitheman | noun | A mower. |
| sithence | adverb & conj. | Alt. of Sithens |
| siththen | adverb & conj. | See Sithen. |
| sitology | noun | A treatise on the regulation of the diet; dietetics. |
| situated | adjective | Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore., Placed; residing. |
| sixpence | noun | An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. |
| sixpenny | adjective | Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf. |
| sixscore | adjective & noun | Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty. |
| sixtieth | adjective | Next in order after the fifty-ninth., Constituting or being one one of sixty equal parts into which anything is divided., The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty equal parts forming a whole., The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after the fiftieth. |
| siziness | noun | The quality or state of being sizy; viscousness. |
| sizzling | present participle & vb. noun | of Sizzle, a. & n. from Sizzle. |