| sideslip |
to slip or skid to the side, as in skiing. [3 definitions] |
| sidesplitting |
extremely funny; causing hard and robust laughter. [2 definitions] |
| sidestep |
to step aside or to one side. [4 definitions] |
| side step |
the taking of a step to one side, or a step taken sideways. |
| sidestroke |
a swimming stroke in which one lies sideways in the water, performing scissors kicks and pulling with the arms alternately. |
| sideswipe |
a glancing or sweeping blow on or along the side of something. [2 definitions] |
| sidetrack |
of a train or train car, to switch to a siding. [3 definitions] |
| sidewalk |
a paved walkway along the side of a street or road. |
| sidewall |
the side of an automobile tire between the tread and the wheel rim. |
| sideward |
moving or directed toward one side. [2 definitions] |
| sideway |
sideways. |
| sideways |
from, to, or toward the side. [3 definitions] |
| side-wheel |
of a steamboat, having a paddle wheel on each side. |
| side whiskers |
long whiskers worn down the sides of a man's face. |
| sidewinder |
a small rattlesnake found in the southwestern United States and Mexico that moves over sand by projecting its body forward in sideways loops. [3 definitions] |
| siding |
material for covering the outside walls of a frame building. [2 definitions] |
| sidle |
to advance sideways, esp. furtively. [2 definitions] |
| SIDS |
acronym of "sudden infant death syndrome," the unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant, usu. occurring within the first year of life, and usu. occurring in the infant's sleep; crib death. |
| siege |
a military maneuver in which a fortification, such as a city or a fort, is surrounded, subjected to attack, and cut off from supplies or reinforcements until its occupants surrender. [3 definitions] |
| siege mentality |
an abnormal state of mind in which one feels besieged by hostile external forces. |
| Siegfried |
in Germanic legend and in The Nibelungenlied, a hero who wins the treasure of the Nibelungs and kills the dragon. |