The meaning of Sidle

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Usage examples:

He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

noun

A detestable person.

Usage examples:

I thought he was a nasty little creep

verb

Move slowly

noun

Absence of difficulty or effort.

Usage examples:

She gave up smoking with ease

verb

Make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe.

Usage examples:

A huge road-building programme to ease congestion

verb

Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).

Usage examples:

The toy train is four inches long

verb

Move along slowly and carefully.

Usage examples:

He inched away as i approached

noun

A small island or a small area of high land.

Usage examples:

Inchkeith

noun

The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

Usage examples:

He slowly breathed out the air through his nose

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Usage examples:

The pony nosed at the straw

noun

The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell

Usage examples:

A large/long/pointed nose, i had a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).,…

verb

(of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey.

Usage examples:

Lions prowling in the bush

noun

An act of prowling.

Usage examples:

I met her once on one of my off-duty bookshop prowls

verb

To move around an area quietly and secretly, as when hunting

Usage examples:

[ t ] at night, scorpions prowl the desert for insects., [ i ] there have been reports of a man pro…

verb

Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

Usage examples:

Don't skulk outside the door like a spy!

noun

A group of foxes.

Usage examples:

The skulk howls away into the night

verb

To hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions

Usage examples:

Dogs were skulking in the alleys.

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface

verb

Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.

Usage examples:

The fox came slinking through the bracken

noun

A slinking movement or walk.

Usage examples:

She moved with a sensuous slink

verb

To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

Usage examples:

I was so embarrassed that i tried to slink away.

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Usage examples:

His monthly salary slip

verb

Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.

Usage examples:

I sneaked out by the back exit

noun

(especially in children's use) someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; a telltale.

Usage examples:

Ethel was the form sneak and goody-goody

adjective

Short for sneaker.

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Usage examples:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

A bargain.

Usage examples:

At £59.95 it's an absolute steal

verb

Take without the owner's consent

noun

Any of a number of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender soft bodies and no limbs.

Usage examples:

For many years only animals such as worms, leeches and midge larvae could survive.

verb

Move with difficulty by crawling or wriggling.

Usage examples:

I wormed my way along the roadside ditch

abbreviation

Write-once read-many, denoting a type of memory device.