Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 85
Sinuosities (n. pl. ) of Sinuosity.
Sinuosity (n.) Quality or state of being sinuous.
Sinuosity (n.) A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve.
A line of coast certainly amounting, with its sinuosities, to more than 700 miles. -- Sydney Smith.
Sinuosity (n.) Having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads" [syn: sinuosity, sinuousness].
Sinuous (a.) Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- Sin"u*ous*ly, adv.
Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. -- Milton.
Gardens bright with sinuous rills. -- Coleridge.
Sinuous (a.) Curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: sinuate, sinuous, wiggly].
Sinupalliate (a.) (Zool.) Having a pallial sinus. See under Sinus.
Sinus (n. pl. ) of Sinus.
Sinuses (n. pl. ) of Sinus.
Sinus (n.) An opening; a hollow; a bending.
Sinus (n.) A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
Sinus (n.) (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:
Sinus (n.) (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrow opening.
Sinus (n.) (Anat. & Zool.) A dilated vessel or canal.
Sinus (n.) (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.
Sinus (n.) (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.
Pallial sinus. (Zool.) See under Pallial.
Sinus venosus. (Anat.) (a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of the heart in the higher vertebrates.
Sinus venosus. (Anat.) (b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the heart formed by the union of the large systematic veins and opening into the auricle.
Sinus (n.) An abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface [syn: fistula, sinus].
Sinus (n.) Any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull.
Sinus (n.) A wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel [syn: venous sinus, sinus].
Sinusoid (n.) (Geom.) The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines.
Sinusoid (n.) Tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ.
Sinusoid (n.) The curve of y=sin x [syn: sine curve, sinusoid].
Sinusoidal (a.) (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.
Sinusoidal (a.) Having a succession of waves or curves.
Siogoon (n.) See Shogun.
Compare: Shogunate
Shogunate (n.) The office or dignity of a Shogun. [Written also Siogoonate.]
Siogoonate (n.) See Shogunate.
Sioux (n. sing. & pl.) (Ethnol.) A nation of American Indians; see Dakotas.
Compare: Dakotas
Dakotas (n. pl.; sing. Dacota.) (Ethnol.) An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; -- also, in part, called Sioux. [Written also Dacotahs.]
Sioux (n.) A member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains [syn: Sioux, Siouan].
Sioux -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 31589
Housing Units (2000): 11260
Land area (2000): 767.883314 sq. miles (1988.808569 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.699272 sq. miles (1.811107 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 768.582586 sq. miles (1990.619676 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 43.075135 N, 96.182305 W
Headwords:
Sioux
Sioux, IA
Sioux County
Sioux County, IA
Sioux -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000): 1475
Housing Units (2000): 780
Land area (2000): 2066.588747 sq. miles (5352.440055 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.727944 sq. miles (1.885367 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2067.316691 sq. miles (5354.325422 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location:
42.432082 N, 103.792840 W
Headwords:
Sioux
Sioux, NE
Sioux County
Sioux County, NE
Sioux -- U.S. County in North Dakota
Population (2000): 4044
Housing Units (2000): 1216
Land area (2000): 1094.120067 sq. miles (2833.757845 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 34.178616 sq. miles (88.522205 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1128.298683 sq. miles (2922.280050 sq. km)
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 46.135844 N, 100.867173 W
Headwords:
Sioux
Sioux, ND
Sioux County
Sioux County, ND
Sipped (imp. & p. p.) of Sip.
Sipping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sip.
Sip (v. t.) To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea. "Every herb that sips the dew." -- Milton.
Sip (v. t.) To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers.
Sip (v. t.) To taste the liquor of; to drink out of. [Poetic]
They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers. -- Dryden.
Sip (v. i.) To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to take a sip or sips of something.
[She] raised it to her mouth with sober grace; Then, sipping, offered to the next in place. -- Dryden.
Sip (n.) The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.
Sip (n.) A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste.
One sip of this Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight Beyond the bliss of dreams. -- Milton.
A sip is all that the public ever care to take from reservoirs of abstract philosophy. -- De Quincey.
Sip (n.) A small drink.
Sip (v.) Drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea."
SIP, () Symbolic Input Program.
SIP, () SCSI-3 Interlocked Protocol (SAM).
SIP, () Session Initiation Protocol (IETF, VoIP, ENUM, RFC 2543).
SIP, () Simulated Input Processor.
SIP, () Strategische InformationsPlanung (IM).
SIP, () SMDS Interface Protocol (SMDS).
SIP, () Session Initiation Protocol.
SIP, () Supplementary Ideographic Plane. (2003-12-26)
Compare: Seepage
Seepage, or Sipage, (n.) Water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil. [Scot. & U. S.]
Sipage (n.) See Seepage. [Scot. & U.S.]
Compare: Seep
Seep, or Sipe, (v. i.) To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [Scot. & U. S.]
Water seeps up through the sidewalks. -- G. W. Cable. Seepage
Sipe (v. i.) See Seep. [Scot. & U.S.]
Siphilis (n.) (Med.) Syphilis.
Siphoid (n.) A siphon bottle. See under Siphon, n.
Siphon (n.) A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is, about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near the sea level.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under Mya, and Lamellibranchiata.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) The anterior prolongation of the margin of any gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of water. Called also siphuncle. See Illust. under Loligo, and Dibranchiata.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and crustaceans.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of many gephyreans.
Siphon (n.) (Zool.) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.
Siphon (n.) A siphon bottle.
Inverted siphon, a tube bent like a siphon, but having the branches turned upward; specifically (Hydraulic Engineering), a pipe for conducting water beneath a depressed place, as from one hill to another across an intervening valley, following the depression of the ground.
Siphon barometer. See under Barometer.
Siphon bottle, A bottle for holding aerated water, which is driven out through a bent tube in the neck by the gas within the bottle when a valve in the tube is opened; -- called also gazogene, and siphoid.
Siphon condenser, A condenser for a steam engine, in which the vacuum is maintained by the downward flow of water through a vertical pipe of great height.
Siphon cup, A cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically (Mach.), an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.
Siphon gauge. See under Gauge.
Siphon pump, A jet pump. See under Jet, n.
Siphon (v. t.) (Chem.) To convey, or draw off, by means of a siphon, as a liquid from one vessel to another at a lower level.
Siphon (n.) A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube [syn: siphon, syphon].
Siphon (n.) A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled [syn: siphon, syphon].
Siphon (v.) Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: siphon, syphon, siphon off].
Siphon (v.) Move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank."
Siphonage (n.) The action of a siphon.
Siphonal (a.) Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon.
Siphonal stomach (Zool.), A stomach which is tubular and bent back upon itself, like a siphon, as in the salmon.
Siphonarid (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria.
They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills. -- Si`pho*na"rid, a.
Siphonata (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2 (a), and Quahaug.
Siphonate (a.) Having a siphon or siphons.
Siphonate (a.) (Zool.) Belonging to the Siphonata.
Siphonet (n.) (Zool.) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See Illust. under Aphis.
Compare: Siphonium
Siphonium, (n.; pl. Siphonia.) (Anat.) A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.
Siphonia (n.) [NL.] (Bot.) A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus ({Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.
Compare: Siphonata
Siphonata, (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2 (a), and Quahaug.
Siphoniata (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) Same as Siphonata.
Siphonic (a.) Of or pertaining to a siphon.
Siphonifer (n.) (Zool.) Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell.
Siphoniferous (a.) (Zool.) Siphon-bearing, as the shell of the nautilus and other cephalopods.
Siphonia (n. pl. ) of Siphonium.
Siphonium (n.) (Anat.) A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.
Compare: Siphonia
Siphonia, (n.) [NL.] (Bot.) A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus ({Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.
Siphonobranchiata (n. pl.) (Zool.) A tribe of gastropods having the mantle border, on one or both sides, prolonged in the form of a spout through which water enters the gill cavity. The shell itself is not always siphonostomatous in this group.
Siphonobranchiate (a.) (Zool.) Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata.
Siphonobranchiate (n.) One of the Siphonobranchiata.
Siphonoglyphe (n.) (Zool.) A gonidium.
Siphonophora (n. pl.) (Zool.) An order of pelagic Hydrozoa including species which form complex free-swimming communities composed of numerous zooids of various kinds, some of which act as floats or as swimming organs, others as feeding or nutritive zooids, and others as reproductive zooids. See Illust. under Physallia, and Porpita.
Siphonophora (n.) Marine colonial hydrozoans [syn: Siphonophora, order Siphonophora].
Siphonophoran (a.) (Zool.) Belonging to the Siphonophora.
Siphonophoran (n.) (Zool.) One of the Siphonophora.
Siphonophore (n.) (Zool.) One of the Siphonophora.
Siphonophore (n.) A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored.
Siphonopoda (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.
Siphonostomata (n. pl.) (Zool.) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans.
They have a mouth adapted to suck blood.
Siphonostomata (n. pl.) (Zool.) An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells.
Compare: Parasita
Parasita, (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) (a) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc.
Parasita, (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) (b) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. {Siphonostomata">Called also {Siphonostomata.
Siphonostomatous (a.) (Zool.) Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods.
Siphonostomatous (a.) (Zool.) Pertaining to the Siphonostomata.
Siphonostome (n.) (Zool.) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
Siphonostome (n.) (Zool.) A siphonostomatous shell.
Siphorhinal (a.) (Zool.) Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels.
Siphorhinian (n.) (Zool.) A siphorhinal bird.
Siphuncle (n.) (Zool.) The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered cephalopod shells.
Siphuncled (a.) (Zool.) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
Siphuncular (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the siphuncle.
Siphunculated (a.) (Zool.) Having a siphuncle. -- Huxley.
Sipid (a.) Having a taste or flavorl savory; sapid. [Obs.] -- Cockeram.
Sipper (n.) One whi sips.
Sipper (n.) A drinker who sips.
Sippet (n.) A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing.
Your sweet sippets in widows' houses. -- Milton.
Sipple (v. i.) To sip often. [Obs. or Scot.]
Sippling (a.) Sipping often. [Obs.] "Taken after a sippling sort." -- Holland.
Sipunculacea (n. pl.) (Zool.) A suborder of Gephyrea, including those which have the body unarmed and the intestine opening anteriorly.
Sipunculoid (a.) (Zool.) Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea.
Sipunculoid (n.) (Zool.) One of the Sipunculoidea.
Sipunculoidea (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) Same as Gephyrea.
Sipunculoidea (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) In a restricted sense, same as Sipunculacea.
Si quis () (Ch. of Eng.) A notification by a candidate for orders of his intention to inquire whether any impediment may be alleged against him.
Sir (n.) A man of social
authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually
spelled sire. [Obs.]
He was crowned lord and sire. -- Gower.
In the election of a sir so rare. -- Shak.
Sir (n.) A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet.
Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in the active part. -- Bacon.
Sir (n.) An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. -- Nares.
Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's word. -- Latimer.
Sir (n.) A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality. "What's that to you, sir?" -- Sheridan.
Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was addressed as a man holding a certain office, or following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir parish priest." -- Chaucer.
Sir reverance. See under Reverence, n.
Sir (n.) Term of address for a man.
Sir (n.) A title used before the name of knight or baronet.
SIR, () Selective Information Retrieval.
SIR, () Sicherheit im Rechenzentrum (TPS).
SIR, () Serial InfraRed (HP).
SIR, () Save Instruction Recognition.
SIR, () Statistical Information Retrieval.
SIR, () Sustained Information Rate (SMDS).
SIR, () An early system on the IBM 650.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
SIR, () Serial Infrared. An
infrared standard from IrDA, part of IrDA Data. SIR supports
asynchronous communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up to
1 metre. [Reference?] (1999-10-14)
SIRE. () A title of honor given to kings or emperors in speaking or
writing to them.
Siraskier (n.) See Seraskier.
Siraskierate (n.) See Seraskierate.
Sirbonian (a.) See Serbonian.
Sircar (n.) A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [India]
Sircar (n.) A district or province; a circar. [India]
Sircar (n.) The government; the supreme authority of the state. [India]
Sirdar (n.) A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. -- Malcom.
Sirdar (n.) In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.
Sirdar (n.) An important person in India.
Sire (n.) A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. [Obs.]
Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. -- Rom. of R.
Sire (n.) A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.