<B>side play,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> motion which is not in the direction of the desired motion but at an angle to it, as in the parts of an automobile or other vehicle. </DL>
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<B>sider, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who sides with a person, party, or cause; partisan; adherent. </DL>
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<B>-sider,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) a person born or living in ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Sydneysider = person born or living in Sydney, Australia. West-sider = person born or living on the West Side.</I> </DL>
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<B>sideral, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=sidereal.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>due to the stars. </DL>
<A NAME="sidereal">
<B>sidereal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with the stars or constellations. <BR> <I>Ex. our sidereal system.</I> (SYN) astral, stellar. <DD><B> 2. </B>measured by the apparent daily motion of the stars. <BR> <I>Ex. A sidereal day is shorter than a mean solar day by 3 minutes and 56 seconds (Eric D. Carlson). A sidereal month--27 1/3 days--is the time the moon takes to make one trip around the earth in relation to the stars (Eugene M. Shoemaker).</I> <DD> See also <B>sidereal time.</B> </DL>
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<B>sidereal time,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> time measured by the stars, or the hour angle of the vernal equinox. A sidereal day is one rotation of the earth in reference to any star or the vernal equinox at the meridian, and is about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day. A sidereal day consists of 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds of mean solar time. It is divided into hours, minutes, and seconds, the same way that a regular day is. </DL>
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<B>siderite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an iron ore occurring in various forms and colors and crystallizing with perfect rhombohedral cleavage; chalybite. <DD><B> 2. </B>a meteorite consisting mainly of iron. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) loadstone. </DL>
<A NAME="sideritic">
<B>sideritic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of siderite. </DL>
<A NAME="sideroad">
<B>side road,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a secondary road alongside or turning off a main road. </DL>
<A NAME="siderographic">
<B>siderographic,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or produced by siderography. </DL>
<A NAME="siderography">
<B>siderography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the art of engraving on steel, especially a process in which the design is subsequently transferred by pressure to other steel surfaces. </DL>
<A NAME="siderolite">
<B>siderolite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a meteorite composed of a mixed mass of iron and stone. </DL>
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<B>sideronatrite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hydrated sulfate of iron and sodium occurring in crystalline masses of a dark-yellow color. </DL>
<A NAME="siderophile">
<B>siderophile, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) having an affinity for metallic iron. </DL>
<A NAME="siderosis">
<B>siderosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of iron particles. </DL>
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<B>siderostat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Astronomy.) a device for keeping the direction of the reflected light of a star constant, usually consisting of a plane mirror carried on an axis parallel to the earth's axis and rotating once every 48 hours. </DL>
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<B>siderostatic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a siderostat. </DL>
<A NAME="siderurgical">
<B>siderurgical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with siderurgy. </DL>
<A NAME="siderurgy">
<B>siderurgy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the art of working in iron and steel. </DL>
<A NAME="sidesaddle">
<B>sidesaddle, </B>noun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a woman's saddle so made that both of the rider's legs are on the same side of a horse, now especially one with knoblike protuberances to support the knees of the rider, who sits facing forward with the right knee slightly raised above the left. <DD><I>adv. </I> with both legs on the same side of the horse. <BR> <I>Ex. to ride sidesaddle.</I> </DL>
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<B>sidesaddle flower,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the common species of pitcher plant of the eastern United States. </DL>
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<B>side sewing,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a method of fastening the signatures of a book by sewing them together through the side with strong thread of nylon or cotton. </DL>
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<B>side show,</B> or <B>sideshow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small show in connection with a main one. <BR> <I>Ex. the side shows of a circus.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) any minor proceeding or affair connected with a more important one. </DL>
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<B>sideslip, </B>noun, verb, <B>-slipped,</B> <B>-slipping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a slip to one side, as in skiing; skid. <DD><B> 2. </B>the slipping to one side and downward of an aircraft in flight; loss of altitude by a sliding sideward and downward, as along the plane of a bank. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to slip to one side; do a sideslip. <BR> <I>Ex. The car sideslipped as it rounded the curve.</I> </DL>
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<B>sidesman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD><B> 1. </B>an assistant to the churchwarden of a parish. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) a person who takes sides; partisan. </DL>
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<B>sidespin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rotary motion given to a ball to make it revolve horizontally in flight. </DL>
<A NAME="sidesplitter">
<B>sidesplitter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an extremely funny joke or happening. <DD><B> 2. </B>a spell of very loud and hearty laughter. <BR> <I>Ex. The audience broke into a hysterical orgy of laughter that ran 3 min. 45 sec. on the tape--probably the longest sidesplitter in television history (Time).</I> </DL>
<B>side step,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a step or stepping to one side. <DD><B> 2. </B>a step at the side, as of a ship or vehicle. </DL>
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<B>side-step, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-stepped,</B> <B>-stepping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to step aside. <BR> <I>Ex. to side-step in order to avoid a blow.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to avoid by or as if by stepping aside; evade. <BR> <I>Ex. to side-step a punch, to side-step a responsibility.</I> noun <B>side-stepper.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sidestreamsmoke">
<B>sidestream smoke, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> tobacco smoke emitted into the air by smoldering cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. </DL>
<A NAME="sidestroke">
<B>sidestroke, </B>noun, or <B>side stroke,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his side in the water, pulling alternately with his arms while performing a scissors kick. <BR> <I>Ex. The side stroke is a restful stroke and is not used for racing (Adolph Kiefer).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sideswipe">
<B>sideswipe, </B>verb, <B>-swiped,</B> <B>-swiping,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to hit with a sweeping blow along the side. <BR> <I>Ex. A chartered German plane en route to New York sideswiped a building and crashed in flames (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a sweeping blow along the side or indirectly. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) The author takes some well-aimed sideswipes at our foreign policy (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sidetable">
<B>side table,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a table placed near the wall of a room, especially a dining room. <DD><B> 2. </B>a table smaller than a dining table, placed to one side of it, and used in serving. </DL>
<A NAME="sidetool">
<B>side tool,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tool with a cutting edge at the side. </DL>
<A NAME="sidetrack">
<B>sidetrack, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a short railroad track to which a train may be switched from a main track; siding. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) the state of being diverted or turned aside. <BR> <I>Ex. to stick to the business at hand and avoid sidetracks.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to switch (a train or car) to a sidetrack; move off the main track. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to put aside; turn aside. <BR> <I>Ex. The teacher refused to be sidetracked by questions on other subjects.</I> </DL>
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<B>side trip,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a short trip away from the main or direct route of a journey. <BR> <I>Ex. You can go straight up Highway 8A, making side trips to the ghost towns (Sunset).</I> </DL>
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<B>sideview mirror,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. </B>a movable mirror attached at eye level outside an automobile or truck to give the driver a view of vehicles moving alongside him. <DD><B> 2. </B>a mirror designed to show a side view or profile of a person. </DL>
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<B>sidewalk, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a place to walk at the side of a street, usually paved. (SYN) footway, footpath. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>working on a sidewalk instead of in a shop, studio, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. a sidewalk mechanic, a sidewalk artist.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that views a subject from the outside; dilettante; armchair. <BR> <I>Ex. a sidewalk critic. She described the educators as "sidewalk diplomats who don't know and have no right to express an opinion on diplomacy" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
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<B>sidewalk superintendent,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a person who stops on the street to observe the work of a construction or repair project. <BR> <I>Ex. Sidewalk superintendents can be a terrible nuisance, getting in the way of trucks, gear, and workmen (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>side wall,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>either of the two side portions of an automobile tire, between the tread and the rim. <BR> <I>Ex. One of them is located in its normal rim position and the other in the side wall (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the outer surface of one of these. <BR> <I>Ex. to buy tires with white side walls.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sidewall">
<B>sidewall, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a wall forming the side of a structure, room, or enclosure. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=side wall.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sideward">
<B>sideward, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> toward one side. </DL>
