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. |
sideboard |
a standing chest of table height, with drawers and cupboards, usu. placed along the wall of a dining room to store table linens, dishes, and the like. [2 definitions] |
sideburns |
a growth of hair or whiskers along the side of a man's face, esp. when the rest of the beard has been shaved off. |
side by side |
next to each other. |
sidecar |
a small, open, one-passenger car supported by a wheel at one side and attached to a motorcycle at the other. [2 definitions] |
side chair |
an armless chair, usu. one of a set of such chairs for a dining table. |
side check |
a checkrein that attaches to the bit and extends from the side of a horse's head to the saddle. |