Words starting with S

sideburnedHaving sideburns.
sideburnsFacial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.
sidecarA one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
sidecarcrossA version of motocross with dirtbikes equipped with sidecars, and passengers riding them.
sidecaristA sidecar enthusiast.
sidecastTo eject waste material that has been excavated or dredged to the side, rather than hauling it away.
sidecastingThe practice of dumping excavated material alongside the line being excavated.
sidechainingThe use of an audio compressor that controls the gain from main input to output based on the level of the signal at the side-chain input, typically by a disc jockey to lower the music volume automatically when speaking.
sidechannelAn indirect source of information about what a system is doing, such as execution time, version number, etc.
sidecountryAn off-piste terrain
sidecurlSynonym of peot.
sidecutThe inner curvature of a ski or snowboard that allows smoother turning.
sidedHaving the specified type of side or sides or number of sides.
sidednessThe condition of having a specific number or form of sides.
sidedressTo apply fertiliser between the rows of a growing crop
sidedressinga dressing of fertiliser applied between the rows of a growing crop
sidefaceA definitive stamp with the portrait facing to the side of the stamp.
sidefillA monitor speaker (one of a set) placed at the sides of a stage
sidefootTo kick something with the instep of the foot.
sideformAn alternative or variant form of a word or morpheme.
sidegazeThe act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.
sidegirlA female soloist playing with a band or group of which she is not a regular member.
sideglanceTo quickly look at something to the side, usually without turning one's head; to glance sidelong.
sidegradeA form of upgrade involving a switch to a different but equivalent product, e.g. another manufacturer or another operating system.
sidegroupA functional group that acts as a sidechain
sidehackA lightweight sidecar, usually consisting of an open platform or bar for a passenger to stand on, and a handle to hold onto in order to balance the bike.
sidehackerOne who rides a sidehack, or races in a sidehack race.
sidehackingRacing with a sidehack.
sidehallHaving a corridor along one side of a building, rather than the centre.
sideheadA subheading placed at or in the margin of printed matter.
sidehillThe side or slope of a hill; a sloping descent.
sidejumpA jump to the side
sidekickAn assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.
sidekickerA sidekick.
sidelampA light mounted on the side of a motor vehicle.
sidelengthThe length of a side (of a polygon).
sidelessLacking a side; open at the sides.
sidelessnessAbsence of sides.
sidelifterA specialized vehicle or semi-trailer used to hoist and transport intermodal containers, loaded from the side.
sidelightA light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
sidelightingThe lighting of a scene or location from the side.
sidelineA line at the side of something.
sidelinerOne who stays on the sidelines; a spectator or nonparticipant.
sidelingdirected toward one side
sideliningMaterial added at the side or in the margin, as in a book.
SidellA surname.
sideloadTo transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.
sideloaderSynonym of sidelifter.
sidelobeThe part of an antenna response pattern which is not contained in the main beam
sidelockA lock of hair worn at the side of the head.
sidelongDirected to the side; sideways.
sidelotA plot of land beside a property.
sidelyOf or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
sidemanA soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member.
sidemeatA cut of pork with a sweet taste, typically taken from above the flank of the pig.
sidemodeAny of a series of frequencies (usually observed as small peaks) regularly spaced each side of a main frequency
SidemoorA suburban area in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9571).
sidemountAn equipment configuration which has scuba sets mounted alongside the diver
sidemountedMounted as a sidemount.
SidenerA surname from German.
sideoatsSideoats grama.
sidepathA path for bicyclists located alongside a roadway.
sidepaySynonym of pay dirt (“earth which contains profitable quantities of ore”).
sidepersonA sideman or sidewoman.
sidepieceA part forming a side of something.
sidepipeAn exhaust pipe which exhausts to the side of the vehicle.
sideplatingPlating along the side or edge of something.
sidepodAn aerodynamic device to improve airflow between the front and rear wheels of a racing car.
sidepostA vertical supporting post beside a door, gate, etc.
sideproductByproduct.
sidequelA type of sequel which portrays events that occur at the same time as the original work, but with different characters in a different setting
sidequestIn fictional or historical writings about chivalric romances: a quest embarked upon by a knight or other person which is not the main quest.
siderOne who takes a side.
sideramineAny of a group of fungal amines that bind ferric iron
sideraphthiteAn alloy, mostly iron and nickel with lesser amounts of tungsten, aluminum, and copper.
siderastreidAny stony coral in the family Siderastreidae.
siderateA plant that is grown alongside a crop in order to improve its growth; A companion crop.
sideratedplanet-struck; blasted.
siderationThe state of being suddenly paralysed; consternation.
siderazoteA rare iron-nitrogen mineral, Fe₅N₂, associated with lava.
siderealOf or relating to the stars.
siderealizeTo make into a star, or like a star.
sidereallyIn a sidereal manner.
sideremiaThe presence of iron in the blood serum (which is always true, in some amount or other).
sidereoussidereal (relating to stars)
SiderianOf a geologic period within the Paleoproterozoic era from about 2500 to 2300 million years ago.
siderinA coumarin derivative produced by the fungus Aspergillus versicolor.
SiderioA surname.
SiderisA surname from Greek.
siderismA former system of natural philosophy that posited relationships of inorganic phenomena to organic phenomena and studied pendulums, magnets, and dowsing rods; developed by Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776–1810) and others.
sideriteA widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
sideriticContaining or relating to siderite.
sideroadA lesser road leading off a main road.
sideroblastAn erythroblast with stainable iron granules in its cytoplasm seen in cases of sideroblastic anaemia.
sideroblasticRelating to sideroblasts.
sideroborinea synonym of lagonite
siderocalinAny of a family of proteins, produced in the body following bacterial infection, that act against siderophores
siderocapsaceousOf or relating to the Siderocapsaceae.
siderochromeSynonym of siderophore.
siderocyteAn abnormal red blood cell that has iron granules that are not part of the hemoglobin.
siderodA coupling rod on each side of a locomotive.
siderodromophobiaA morbid fear of railways.
sideroflexinAny of a family of mitochondrial tricarboxylate carrier proteins
siderographerSynonym of siderographist.
siderographicOf or relating to siderography; executed by engraved plates of steel.
siderographistSomeone skilled in siderography.
siderographyA 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.
sideroliteAn iron meteorite; a siderite.
siderolithicCharacterized by iron minerals in grains or pisoliths.
sideromancydivination by studying the burning of straws on heated iron.
sideromelaneA basaltic glass often found in palagonite tuff.
sideromycinAny of a class of siderophore antibiotics produced by Actinomyces organisms.
sideronatriteA yellow, fibrous mineral composed of a basic, hydrous sulfate of sodium and iron
sideroomA secondary room adjoining a main one.
sideropeniaSynonym of iron deficiency.
sideropenicrelating to sideropenia
siderophageA macrophage that has absorbed iron-containing particles, occurring in victims of certain kinds of heart attacks.
siderophileIn the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core.
siderophiliahemochromatosis
siderophilicBeing or relating to a siderophile.
siderophilicityThe condition of being siderophilic, i.e. having an affinity for iron.
siderophilinSynonym of transferrin.
siderophoreAny medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment
siderophoricRelating to siderophores
siderophylliteA rare silicate mineral of the mica group.
siderophyreA form of stony-iron meteorite that contains bronzite and tridymite minerals
sideroscopeAn instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles.
siderosisA form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust.
siderosomeA microscopic body containing aggregates of hemosiderin particles bound in a single membrane.
siderostatA heliostat that may be used with stars as well as the sun.
siderostaticOf or relating to the siderostat.
siderotechnyThe processing and working of iron.
sideroticRelating to siderosis.
siderotilAn iron sulphide mineral with chemical formula FeSO₄·5H₂O.
siderotypeA photographic print using a pigment based on iron
siderousComposed of iron.
siderovarA variant of an organism that has a specific siderophore population
sideroxylonAny of the genus Sideroxylon of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.
sideroxylonalAny of a group of aldehydes derived from chromanone present in the leaves of Eucalyptus
siderurgicRelating to siderurgy.
siderurgyThe iron and steel industry.
sidesaddleA saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.
sidescanThat scans sideways rather than straight down
sidescattersideways scatter
sidescraperA Paleolithic stone tool used for scraping.
sidescreenA panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.
sidescrollingThat scrolls horizontally.
sideseamA seam running along the side (of a garment, a cigarette, etc.).
sideshadowTo employ references that are not used in the current text.
sideshadowingA literary technique that uses references not in the current text.

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