sickbed |
the bed of a sick person. |
sick call |
in the military, a daily lineup of those requesting medical attention. [2 definitions] |
sicken |
to cause to be disgusted or repelled. [2 definitions] |
sickening |
causing or able to cause illness, esp. nausea. [2 definitions] |
sick headache |
a headache accompanied or caused by nausea. [2 definitions] |
sickish |
rather sick, esp. nauseated. [2 definitions] |
sickle |
a tool consisting of a long, sharp, semicircular blade held by a short handle, used to cut grain and long grass. [2 definitions] |
sick leave |
time off from work that is granted for illness, usu. with pay and for a limited number of days. |
sickle bar |
a device consisting of a heavy bar that supports and protects the mowing blades, as of a harvesting machine. |
sickle cell anemia |
a hereditary form of anemia caused by the presence of abnormal sickle-shaped red blood cells and abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in abdominal pain and leg ulcers. |
sickly |
often sick; not strong or healthy. [5 definitions] |
sickness |
the state of being sick; illness. [3 definitions] |
sick-out |
a job action in which workers falsely claim to be sick and then fail to report for work, in an attempt to force the management to grant certain demands. |
sickroom |
a room set aside for a sick person. |
sic passim |
(Latin) so everywhere; used in footnotes to indicate that a word, phrase, or idea recurs throughout a work. |
sic transit gloria mundi |
(Latin) thus passes away worldly glory. |
Siddhartha |
an Indian prince who became a religious philosopher and teacher known as Buddha; founder of Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama (563?-483? B.C.). (See Buddha.) |
side |
one of the surfaces of an object. [13 definitions] |
sidearm |
with the arm moving parallel to the ground at or below shoulder level. [2 definitions] |
side arms |
small weapons, such as pistols or daggers, carried in a belt or holster. |
sidebar |
a short article that highlights some aspect of the larger news story beside or near which it appears. |