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Sierra \Si*er"ra\, n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate.] A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. [1913 Webster] The wild sierra overhead. --Whitter. [1913 Webster]See also: Serrate more...
Siesta \Si*es"ta\, n. [Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See Sit.] A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap. [1913 Webster]See also: Sit more...
Sieur \Sieur\, n. [F., abbrev. from seigneur. Cf. Monsieur, Seignior.] Sir; -- a title of respect used by the French. [1913 Webster]See also: Monsieur Seignior more...
Sieva \Sie"va\, n. (Bot.) A small variety of the Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus). [1913 Webster]See also: Phaseolus lunatus more...
Sieve \Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift, OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root] 1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes. "In a sieve thrown and sifted." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A more...
Sifflement \Sif"fle*ment\, n. [F., a whistling or hissing.] The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation. [Obs.] --A. Brewer. [1913 Webster] more...
Sift \Sift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sifting.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]See also: Sifted Sifting Sieve.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate or part as if with a sieve. [1913 Webster] more...