All English words - page 3416

Meanings of Sidy:

adjective

Surly, moody, bad-tempered.

Meanings of Siege:

noun

A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.

Usage examples:

Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks

An action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place

Meanings of Sieges:

noun

A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.

Usage examples:

Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks

Meanings of Siegfried:

proper noun

The hero of the first part of the nibelungenlied. a prince of the netherlands, siegfried obtains a hoard of treasure by killing the dragon fafner. he marries kriemhild, and helps gunther to win brunhild before being killed by hagen.

Meanings of Siena:

proper noun

A city in west central italy, in tuscany; population 54,159 (2008). in the 13th and 14th centuries it was the centre of a flourishing school of art. its central square is the venue for the noted palio horse race.

Meanings of Sienese:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the italian city of siena or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Sienese dancers

noun

A native or inhabitant of the italian city of siena.

Usage examples:

Plenty of cash changes hands as the sienese furtively bet on their horse to win

Meanings of Sienna:

noun

A kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting, normally yellowish-brown in colour ( raw sienna ) or deep reddish-brown when roasted ( burnt sienna ).

Meanings of Siennas:

noun

A kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting, normally yellowish-brown in colour ( raw sienna ) or deep reddish-brown when roasted ( burnt sienna ).

Meanings of Sierra:

noun

(especially in spanish-speaking countries or the western us) a long jagged mountain chain.

Usage examples:

In the far north-west, the splinter-like peninsula of lower california, with its high sierras, is a…

Meanings of Sierras:

noun

(especially in spanish-speaking countries or the western us) a long jagged mountain chain.

Usage examples:

In the far north-west, the splinter-like peninsula of lower california, with its high sierras, is a…

Meanings of Siesta:

noun

An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate.

Usage examples:

Everyone had a siesta for a few hours

Meanings of Siestas:

noun

An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate.

Usage examples:

Everyone had a siesta for a few hours

Meanings of Sieve-like:

idiom

To leak a lot

Meanings of Sieves:

noun

A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Usage examples:

Puree the potatoes through a sieve

verb

Put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

Usage examples:

Sieve the flour and sugar together in a bowl

Meanings of Sieving:

verb

Put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

Usage examples:

Sieve the flour and sugar together in a bowl

noun

A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Usage examples:

Puree the potatoes through a sieve

Meanings of Sifaka:

noun

A large gregarious lemur which leaps from tree to tree in an upright position.

Usage examples:

Various studies are looking at how sifakas and other lemurs are affected by this forest fragmentati…

Meanings of Sift:

verb

Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

Usage examples:

Sift the flour into a large bowl

noun

An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important.

Usage examples:

A careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris

Meanings of Sifting:

noun

The action of sifting something.

Usage examples:

The laborious sifting of evidence took its toll

verb

Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

Usage examples:

Sift the flour into a large bowl

Meanings of Siftings:

noun

The action of sifting something.

Usage examples:

The laborious sifting of evidence took its toll

Meanings of Sifts:

verb

Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

Usage examples:

Sift the flour into a large bowl

noun

An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important.

Usage examples:

A careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris

Meanings of Sig:

noun

A short personalized message at the end of an email.

Usage examples:

How do i tell a friend her email sig is really annoying?

abbreviation

Special interest group, a type of newsgroup.

Meanings of Sigatoka:

noun

A fungal disease of banana plants characterized by elongated spots on the leaves, which then rot completely.

Usage examples:

The first threat is a fungal disease called black sigatoka, which has become a global epidemic sinc…

Meanings of Sigh:

verb

Emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar.

Usage examples:

Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief

noun

A long, deep audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar.

Usage examples:

She let out a long sigh of despair

Meanings of Sighing:

verb

Emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar.

Usage examples:

Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief

noun

A long, deep audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar.

Usage examples:

She let out a long sigh of despair

Meanings of Sighs:

verb

Emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar.

Usage examples:

Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief

noun

A long, deep audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar.

Usage examples:

She let out a long sigh of despair