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Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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sialadenitis

noun

inflammation of the salivary glands

sialia

noun

North American bluebirds

sialidae

noun

an arthropod family including: alderflies

sialis

noun

type genus of the Sialidae

sialolith

noun

a stone formed in the salivary gland

sibilation

noun

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapprova...

sibine

noun

a Chadic language spoken in Chad

sickbag

noun

a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are sufferi...

sickeningness

noun

extreme unpalatability to the mouth

sicklepod

noun

cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers a...

sidalcea

noun

genus of showy plants of western North America having palmat...

sideritis

noun

genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Med...

sideroblast

noun

an erythroblast having granules of ferritin

sideropenia

noun

a deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the di...

siderophilin

noun

a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron

sideslip

noun

an unexpected slide

sidesplitter

noun

a joke that seems extremely funny

sidewall

noun

a wall that forms the side of a structure

sids

noun

sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant...

sif

noun

(Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home

sifter

noun

a household sieve (as for flour)

sigeh

noun

a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran t...

sightlessness

noun

the state of being blind or lacking sight

sightreader

noun

a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquainta...

sigmodon

noun

American cotton rats

sigmoidectomy

noun

surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usuall...

sigmoidoscope

noun

an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the...

sigmoidoscopy

noun

visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third...

signal/noise

noun

the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity

signaler

noun

someone who communicates by signals

signalisation

noun

a conspicuous indication

signalization

noun

a conspicuous indication

signaller

noun

someone who communicates by signals

sihasapa

noun

a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a divis...

sika

noun

small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers

sild

noun

any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned...

sildenafil

noun

virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dys...

silicide

noun

any of various compounds of silicon with a more electroposit...

silkgrass

noun

valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of west...

silkiness

noun

the smooth feel of silk fabric

silkwood

noun

a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flow...

sillaginidae

noun

small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the P...

sillago

noun

type genus of the Sillaginidae

silphium

noun

tall North American perennial herbs

silurian

noun

from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathi...

siluridae

noun

Old World catfishes

siluriformes

noun

an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii...

silurus

noun

type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes

silverbush

noun

deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves a...

silversides

noun

the common North American shiner