Charles shouted upstairs to his wife,» Hurry up or we’ll be late.» «Oh, be quiet,» replied his wife. «Haven’t I been telling you for the last hour that I’ll be ready in a minute?»
n. - surrounding and blockading of a town, castle, etc.
- similar operation by police etc. To force an armed person out of a building. lay siege to conduct the siege of. Raise the siege of abandon, or cause the abandonment of, an attempted siege of. [french sege seat]
SIEVE
—n. Perforated or meshed utensil for separating solids or coarse material from liquids or fine particles, or for pulping. —v. (-ving) sift. [old english]
SIGHT
for sore eyes n. Colloq. Welcome person or thing.
- unseen adv. Without previous inspection.
- —n. - a faculty of seeing. B act of seeing or being seen.
- thing seen.
- opinion (in my sight).
- range of vision (out of sight).
- (usu. In pl.) Noteworthy features of a town etc.
- a device on a gun, telescope, etc., for assisting aim or observation. B aim or observation so gained.
- colloq. Unsightly person or thing (looked a sight).
- colloq. Great deal (a sight too clever). —v. - get sight of, observe the presence of (they sighted land).
- aim (a gun etc.) With a sight. at first sight on first glimpse or impression. At (or on) sight as soon as a person or a thing has been seen. Catch (or lose) sight of begin (or cease) to see or be aware of. In sight 1 visible.
- near at hand. Set one's sights on aim at. [old english: related to *see1]
SIGMA
n. Eighteenth letter of the greek alphabet (s, s, or, when final, v). [latin from greek]
SILKY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 soft and smooth like silk.
- suave. silkily adv. Silkiness n.
SILLY
—adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 foolish, imprudent.
- weak-minded.
- cricket (of a fielder or position) very close to the batsman. —n. (pl. -ies) colloq. Foolish person. sillily adv. Silliness n. [old english, = happy]
SINCE
—prep. Throughout or during the period after (has been here since june; happened since yesterday). —conj. - during or in the time after (what have you done since we met?).
- because. —adv. - from that time or event until now (has not seen him since).
- ago (many years since). [old english, = after that]
SINEW
n. - tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon.
- (in pl.) Muscles; bodily strength.
- (in pl.) Strength or framework of a thing. sinewy adj. [old english]
SINGE
—v. (-geing) 1 burn superficially; scorch.
- burn off the tips of (hair). —n. Superficial burn. [old english]
SINUS
n. Cavity of bone or tissue, esp. In the skull connecting with the nostrils. [latin, = bosom, recess]
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