Sinhalese |
of or pertaining to Sri Lanka or its dominant people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
sinister |
threatening or foreshadowing evil, injury, or danger; menacing; ominous. [3 definitions] |
sinistral |
on or of the left side; left. (Cf. dextral.) [3 definitions] |
sinistrorse |
growing upward in a spiral from right to left, as the stems of some vines. (Cf. dextrorse.) |
Sinitic |
a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages that includes Chinese. [2 definitions] |
sink |
to fall or drop slowly to another level. [11 definitions] |
sinkable |
combined form of sink. |
sinker |
one that sinks. [2 definitions] |
sinkhole |
a depression or cavity formed in the earth when underlying material collapses. |
sinking fund |
a fund set aside to pay off the long-term debt of a state or corporation. |
sinless |
being without or free from sin; innocent. |
sinner |
a person who sins or does wrong. |
Sinn Fein |
a militant nationalist organization founded in Ireland about 1905 to promote political and economic independence, and now promoting the unification of Ireland. |
Sino- |
Chinese. |
Sinology |
the study of Chinese language, culture, history, and the like. |
Sino-Tibetan |
a family of languages that are spoken in central and southeastern Asia, including Tibetan, Burmese, and others. |
sinsemilla |
a powerful type of marijuana produced from seedless female hemp plants. |
sinuate |
bending or winding in and out; sinuous. [3 definitions] |
sinuous |
with many curves or turns; winding. [3 definitions] |
sinus |
any of various bodily cavities, recesses, or channels, esp. those in the skull bone that connect with the nasal cavities. [2 definitions] |
sinusitis |
inflammation of the nasal sinus linings. |