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Sicklepodnouncosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved podsverified
Sicknessnounimpairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organismverified
Side HorsenounMWEa gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the centerverified
Side-Blotched LizardnounMWEone of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United Statesverified
Side-Whiskersnounfacial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears, especially when the rest of the beard is shaved offverified
Sidebarnoun(law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearingverified
Sideburnnounfacial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)verified
Sidereal DaynounMWEthe time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar dayverified
Sidereal YearnounMWEthe time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed starsverified
Sideroblastic AnaemianounMWErefractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrowverified
Sideroblastic AnemianounMWErefractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrowverified
Siderochrestic AnaemianounMWErefractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrowverified
Siderochrestic AnemianounMWErefractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrowverified
Siderocytenounan abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobinverified
Sidestrokenouna swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kickverified
Sidingnouna material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof, made of wood, aluminum, or other materialsverified
Siegenounthe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attackverified
Siege of OrleansnounMWEa long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429verified
Siege of SyracusenounMWEthe Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)verified
Siege of YorktownnounMWEin 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troopsverified
Sieva BeannounMWEbush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seedsverified
Sieve TubenounMWEtube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algaeverified
Sigehnouna Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationshipverified
Sight GagnounMWEa joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)verified
Sight SettingnounMWEthe adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditionsverified
Sightreadernouna performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)verified
Sigintnounintelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligenceverified
Sigmoidectomynounsurgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)verified
Sigmoidoscopynounvisual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polypsverified