<B>sic</B> (2), transitive verb, <B>sicked,</B> <B>sicking</B> or <B>sicced,</B> <B>siccing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to set upon or attack (chiefly used as a command to a dog). <DD><B> 2. </B>to incite to set upon or attack. <BR> <I>Ex. to sick a dog on a stranger.</I> </DL>
<B>Sicarius, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ii.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of an extremist group of Zealots in the later years of Nero's reign who used murder and other forms of violence against the Romans. </DL>
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<B>sicca, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a newly coined rupee. </DL>
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<B>siccative, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a substance that hastens drying, especially one used in paint, such as linseed oil. <DD><I>adj. </I> drying. </DL>
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<B>sice</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the number six at dice. </DL>
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<B>sice</B> (2), noun. <B>=syce.</B></DL>
<A NAME="sicilian">
<B>Sicilian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, near the southwestern tip of Italy, its people, or their dialect. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Sicily. <DD><B> 2. </B>the dialect of Italian spoken in Sicily. </DL>
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<B>siciliano, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a slow, pastoral dance of the peasants of Sicily, accompanied with singing. <DD><B> 2. </B>the music for this dance, in sextuple and moderately slow time, resembling the pastoral. </DL>
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<B>sicilienne, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a heavy variety of mohair (fabric). </DL>
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<B>sick</B> (1), adjective, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>in poor health; having some disease; ill. (SYN) unwell, ailing, indisposed. <DD><B> 2. </B>vomiting or inclined to vomit; feeling nausea. <BR> <I>Ex. O lend me a basin, I am sick, I am sick (Ben Jonson).</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>of, for, or connected with a sick person. <DD><B> b. </B>of, showing, or characterized by sickness. <BR> <I>Ex. a sick look.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>thoroughly tired; weary. <BR> <I>Ex. to be sick of drudgery. He is sick of school.</I> (SYN) satiated. <DD><B> 5. </B>disgusted; mortified; chagrined. <BR> <I>Ex. I am sick and tired of his complaints.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>affected with sorrow, longing, or some other strong feeling. <BR> <I>Ex. to be sick for old friends at home, sick with hate. She is sick at heart. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick (Proverbs 13:12).</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Figurative.) not in the proper condition; impaired; unsound. <BR> <I>Ex. The enterprise is sick (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>pale; wan. <DD><B> 9. </B>mentally ill. <BR> <I>Ex. People tend to believe that it is wrong and "sick" to feel anxious or guilty (Time).</I> <DD><B> 10. </B>(Figurative.) grisly; sadistic; cruel. <BR> <I>Ex. a sick joke, sick humor. I've produced every type of picture except sick ones (Walt Disney).</I> <DD><B> 11. </B>(Agriculture.) <DD><B> a. </B>(of soil) not producing a sufficient yield of a crop. <BR> <I>Ex. cotton-sick.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>infested with destructive microorganisms. <DD><I>noun </I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the sick,</B> </I>sick people collectively. <BR> <I>Ex. The sick need special care.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to vomit. <BR> <I>Ex. Gertrude [was] sicking up the contents of the poisoned cup on to the floor (Jeremy Kingston).</I> </DL>
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<B>sick</B> (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to set upon or incite to attack; sic (2). <BR> <I>Ex. Sick him, Towser.</I> </DL>
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<B>sick bag,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) a bag for vomiting into. </DL>
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<B>sick bay,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the part of a ship in which drugs are kept and medical treatment is given; ship's hospital, infirmary, or dispensary. </DL>
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<B>sickbed, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the bed of a sick person. <BR> <I>Ex. She would get up from a sickbed to go shopping (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sickbenefit">
<B>sick benefit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> money given to employees who cannot work because of illness, as arranged in a labor or insurance contract. </DL>
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<B>sick berth,</B> <B>=sick bay.</B></DL>
<A NAME="sickbuildingsyndrome">
<B>sick building syndrome,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a condition of ill health caused by absorbing toxic fumes or other pollutants found in some modern airtight buildings; building sickness. </DL>
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<B>sick call,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a summons, such as to a doctor or clergyman, to visit a sick person. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Military.) <DD><B> a. </B>a call sounded, as by a bugle or trumpet, as a signal to those who are sick to report to the hospital or medical officer. <DD><B> b. </B>the assembling of those who are sick in answer to this call. </DL>
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<B>sicken, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to become sick. <BR> <I>Ex. to sicken with typhus. The bird sickened when kept in the cage.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>to feel horror or nausea; experience revulsion (at something). <DD><B> b. </B>to grow weary or tired (of a thing). <DD><B> c. </B>to long eagerly. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make sick. <BR> <I>Ex. The sight of blood sickened him.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to make weary or tired of something. <BR> <I>Ex. He was sickened by too much luxury.</I> </DL>
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<B>sickener, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> something that sickens, especially something that nauseates or disgusts. </DL>
<A NAME="sickening">
<B>sickening, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>making sick; causing nausea, faintness, disgust, or loathing. <BR> <I>Ex. a sickening sight; ... with monstrous head and sickening cry [the donkey] (G. K. Chesterton).</I> (SYN) repulsive, offensive. <DD><B> 2. </B>becoming sick; falling ill. adv. <B>sickeningly.</B> </DL>
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<B>sicker, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><B> 1. </B>that may be depended on; certain; sure. <DD><B> 2. </B>free from danger or harm; secure; safe. Also, <B>siker.</B> adv. <B>sickerly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sickflag">
<B>sick flag,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a yellow flag indicating the presence of disease, displayed, as at a quarantined building or ship, to prevent unauthorized communication. </DL>
<A NAME="sickheadache">
<B>sick headache,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a headache accompanied by nausea and stomach disorders. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=migraine.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sickie">
<B>sickie, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a sick person, especially one who is mentally ill. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Australian Slang.) a sick leave. </DL>
<B>sickle, </B>noun, verb, <B>-led,</B> <B>-ling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a tool with a short, curved blade on a short handle, used for cutting grass, reaping grain, and the like. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to take the shape of a sickle. <BR> <I>Ex. The tendency of red blood cells from such people to sickle can be readily demonstrated (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
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<B>Sickle</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of stars shaped like a sickle in the northern constellation Leo. </DL>
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<B>Sickle</B> (2), noun. <B>=Seckel.</B></DL>
<A NAME="sickleave">
<B>sick leave,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a leave of absence given to a worker because of illness, usually a certain number of days and with pay. <DD><B> 2. </B>a number of days allowed for this each year without loss of pay. </DL>
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<B>sicklebill, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a curlew, or any one of various other birds with a curved bill. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of several kinds of birds of paradise of New Guinea. </DL>
<A NAME="sicklecell">
<B>sickle cell,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a red blood cell that is sickle-shaped instead of round because of an abnormality in the hemoglobin. <BR> <I>Ex. The sickle cell is a genetic mutation that occurred long ago in malarial regions of Africa (Scientific American).</I> adj. <B>sickle-cell.</B> </DL>
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<B>sickle cell anemia,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hereditary form of anemia in which the normally round red blood cells become sickle-shaped, are ineffective in carrying oxygen, and are easily destroyed. <BR> <I>Ex. Sickle cell anemia ... affects the Negro population almost exclusively (New York Times). The hemoglobin molecule in the cell ... and not the cell itself is the diseased factor in sickle cell anemia (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
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<B>sickle cell trait,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hereditary condition in which a person has one gene for normal hemoglobin and one gene for the abnormal hemoglobin that produces sickle cells. <BR> <I>Ex. The sickle cell trait (which does not necessarily lead to sickle cell anemia) is appreciably more common in Negroes than in members of other populations (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
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<B>sickled, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> furnished with a sickle. </DL>
<A NAME="sicklefeather">
<B>sickle feather,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of the long, curved feathers of a rooster's tail. </DL>
<A NAME="sickleman">
<B>sickleman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a man who uses a sickle; reaper. </DL>
<B>sicklepod, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a North American cress with long, curved pods. </DL>
<A NAME="sickler">
<B>sickler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a reaper or sickleman. </DL>
<A NAME="sickleshaped">
<B>sickle-shaped, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> shaped like a sickle; having a curved, hooklike form; falcate. </DL>
<A NAME="sicklily">
<B>sicklily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a sickly manner; sickly. </DL>
<A NAME="sickliness">
<B>sickliness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition or fact of being sickly; ill health. </DL>
<A NAME="sickling">
<B>sickling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a changing in the shape of red blood cells from round to convex, as in sickle cell anemia. <BR> <I>Ex. Sickling is not dangerous unless it affects most of the hemoglobin, in which case it can cause fatal anemia (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
