siesta |
a rest or nap, esp. in Spanish-speaking countries, during the hottest afternoon hours following the midday meal. |
sieve |
a utensil with a wire mesh or finely perforated bottom, used as a strainer or to sift or purée solids. [2 definitions] |
sift |
to pass or force through a sieve in order to retain or break up the larger parts. [6 definitions] |
siftings |
that which remains after something has been sifted. [2 definitions] |
sigh |
to exhale with a long, audible puff of breath, as from sorrow or weariness. [5 definitions] |
sight |
the ability to see; vision. [11 definitions] |
sighted |
able to see; having sight. [2 definitions] |
sight gag |
a comic presentation or action whose effect is achieved by physical means rather than by words. |
sighting |
an act or instance of seeing, esp. the observation of something unusual or sought after. |
sightless |
incapable of seeing; blind. |
sightly |
visually pleasing; attractive. |
sight-read |
to read or perform (music) on first sight, without practicing beforehand. |
sightsee |
to tour about for the purpose of sightseeing. |
sightseeing |
the act or pastime of visiting and viewing various places of interest; touring. [2 definitions] |
sightseer |
a tourist who visits sights of noted interest. |
sight word |
in vocabulary learning, a word, usually short and basic, that a reader recognizes visually, without having to decode it phonetically or otherwise. "The," "we," "their," and "have" are typical sight words. |
sigma |
the name of the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
sigmoid |
having the shape of the letter "C" or "S". [2 definitions] |
sigmoid flexure |
the final curve of the colon before it reaches the rectum. [2 definitions] |
sigmoidoscope |
a medical instrument used for visual examination of the rectum and colon. |
Sigmund Freud |
an Austrian physician and the founder of psychoanalysis (b.1856--d.1939). |