Webster's Dictionary 1913

4915

Sidetrack

Side″track′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sidetracked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sidetracking.] 1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track.2. Hence, fig., to divert or ...

4916

Sidewalk

Side″walk′ (?), n. A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot pavement.

4917

Sideways

Side″ways′ (?), adv. Toward the side; sidewise.A second refraction made sideways. Sir I. Newton.His beard, a good palm's length, at least,...Shot sideways, like a swallow's wing...

4918

Sidewinder

Side″wind′er (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary.

4919

Sidewise

Side″wise′ (?), adv. On or toward one side; laterally; sideways.I saw them mask their awful glanceSidewise meek in gossamer lids. Emerson.

4920

Siding

Sid″ing (?), n. 1. Attaching one's self to a party.2. A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.3. (Carp.) The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weathe...

4921

Sidle

Si″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sidled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sidling (?).] [From Side.] To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narr...

4922

Siege

Siege (?), n. [OE. sege, OF. siege, F. siège a seat, a siege; cf. It. seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio, assedio, a siege, F. assiéger to besiege, It. & LL. assediare, L. ...

4923

Siege (2)

Siege, v. t. To besiege; to beset.Through all the dangers that can siegeThe life of man. Buron.

4924

Siegework

Siege″work′ (?), n. A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.

4925

Siemens-Martin process

Sie″mens–Mar′tin proc″ess (?). See Open-hearth process, etc., under Open.

4926

Siemens-Martin steel

Sie″mens–Mar″tin steel (?). See Open-hearth steel, under Open.

4927

Sienite

Si″e‐nite (?), n.(Min.) See Syenite.

4928

Sienitic

Si′e‐nit″ic (?), a. See Syenitic.

4929

Sienna

Si‐en″na (?), n. [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.] (Chem.) Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either...

4930

Siennese

Si′en‐nese″ (?), a. Of or pertaining to Sienna, a city of Italy.

4931

Sierra

‖Si‐er″ra (?), n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate.] A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada.The ...

4932

Siesta

‖Si‐es″ta (?), n. [Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See Sit.] A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after di...

4933

Sieur

‖Sieur (?), n. [F., abbrev. from seigneur. Cf. Monsieur, Seignior.] Sir; — a title of respect used by the French.

4934

Sieva

Sie″va (?), n.(Bot.) A small variety of the Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus).

4935

Sieve

Sieve (?), n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift, OHG. sib, G. sieb. √151a. Cf. Sift.] 1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granula...

4936

Sifac

Si″fac (?), n.(Zoöl.) The white indris of Madagascar. It is regarded by the natives as sacred.

4937

Sifflement

Sif″fle‐ment (?), n. The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation. A. Brewer.

4938

Sifilet

Sif″i‐let (?), n. [Cf. F. siflet.] (Zoöl.) The six-shafted bird of paradise. See Paradise bird, under Paradise.

4939

Sift

Sift (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sifted; p. pr. & vb. n.Sifting.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. √151a. See Sieve.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from ...

4940

Sifter

Sift″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, sifts.2. (Zoöl.) Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose; — so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud ...

4941

Sig

Sig (?), n. [Akin to AS. sīgan to fall. √151a.SeeSink, v. t.] Urine.