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- sidewheel/ˈsaɪd.wiːl/A type of paddle steamer where the large paddle wheels are mounted on each side of the hull, as opposed to the stern.nounVery Low
- sidewheeler/ˈsaɪdˌwiːlə/A steamboat or paddle steamer with a paddle wheel on each side.nounLow
- sidewind/ˈsaɪdwaɪnd/A type of movement characterized by traveling sideways in a winding or sinuous manner, often like a snake (specifically the sidewinder rattlesnake) moving across loose sand.verb-intransitiveLow (technical/zoological/specialized)
- sidewinder/ˈsaɪdˌwaɪn.də/A type of rattlesnake that moves by throwing its body in sideways loops.nounC2
- sidh/ʃiː/Primarily a proper noun referring to a legendary race or mound in Irish mythology and folklore.nounRare / Archaic
- sidhe/ʃiː/In Irish mythology, a supernatural race or the mounds they inhabit; the fairy folk.plural-nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
- sidi ifni/ˌsɪdi ˈɪfni/A port city and former Spanish colonial enclave on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
- sidi-bel-abbes/ˌsɪdi bɛl ˈæbɛs/A city in northwestern Algeria, named after the marabout Sidi Bel Abbès.nounLow
- siding/ˈsʌɪdɪŋ/A type of cladding or covering material attached to the outside walls of a building.nounC1
- sidle/ˈsʌɪd(ə)l/to walk in a quiet, cautious, and indirect way, especially as if trying not to be noticed or in a way that suggests unease or a hidden purpose.nounverbverb-intransitiveLow frequency
- sidley/ˈsɪdli/A surname of English origin.nounVery Low
- sidmouth/ˈsɪdməθ/A town on the south coast of Devon, England.nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
- sidney/ˈsɪd.ni/A proper noun, primarily a given name and toponym, most famously associated with the city in Australia.nounMedium (as a name/toponym)
- sidon/ˈsaɪdən/An ancient Phoenician city located in modern-day Lebanon.nounLow
- sidra/ˈsɪd.rə/A Spanish word meaning 'cider' – specifically a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice.nounC2
- sidrah/ˈsɪdrə/A section or weekly portion of the Torah (Hebrew Bible) read in synagogue services.nounVery Low Frequency / Domain-Specific (Judaism)
- siecle/ˈsjeɪkl(ə)/A century; a period of one hundred years.nounLow
- siecle d'or/ˌsje.klə ˈdɔː/A period of exceptional cultural, artistic, or political flourishing within a nation or civilization.nounC1/C2
- siegbahn/ˈsiːɡbɑːn/A surname of Swedish origin, most notably associated with several Nobel Prize-winning physicists (Kai and Manne Siegbahn); also used to refer to a unit of length in X-ray crystallography named after Manne Siegbahn.nounExtremely Low
- siege/siːdʒ/A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
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