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nippsicker, nipp-sicker, nipsiccar, nipsiccar, nipsicker, nipsikker, onsiccar, sicar, siccar, siccarlie, siccarly, siccarness, sickar, sicker, sickerlie, sickerly, sikkar, sikker, unsiccar, unsicker,
siccar [ˈsɪkər]
adj. Safe, secure, free from danger, trouble or molestation. Firm, stable, steady, fixed immoveably. Firm on one's feet, in sound health. Of health itself: sound. Securely under control, held firm. Of things: certain, sure, not liable to sudden change, failure or upset: Dependable, trustworthy. Of people: reliable. staunch, loyal, steady. Sure as a marksman etc. Prudent, cautious. Not open to doubt, failure or error, certain, accurate, sure, exact, true. Assured in one's ideas, opinionated.
adv. Securely, firmly, stably. With assurance, confidently: prudently, shrewdly. Accurately, on the mark, precisely, explicitly.
v. To make firm and secure, to fix firmly.
pt. pp. siccart.
adj. Safe, secure, free from danger, trouble or molestation. Firm, stable, steady, fixed immoveably. Firm on one's feet, in sound health. Of health itself: sound. Securely under control, held firm. Of things: certain, sure, not liable to sudden change, failure or upset: Dependable, trustworthy. Of people: reliable. staunch, loyal, steady. Sure as a marksman etc. Prudent, cautious. Not open to doubt, failure or error, certain, accurate, sure, exact, true. Assured in one's ideas, opinionated.
adv. Securely, firmly, stably. With assurance, confidently: prudently, shrewdly. Accurately, on the mark, precisely, explicitly.
v. To make firm and secure, to fix firmly.
pt. pp. siccart.
siccarly [ˈsɪkərle]
adv. Securely, cautiously, surely, certainly.
adv. Securely, cautiously, surely, certainly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
mak siccar [ˈsɪkər]: To ensure.
nipsiccar: I.Sh. Ill-natured, brusque, very positive and decided in one's manner and opinions.
siccarness: Prudence, caution.
sit-siccar: The common buttercup Ranunculus repens.
unsiccar: Unstable, unsteady. Not dependable, unsafe, insecure.
nipsiccar: I.Sh. Ill-natured, brusque, very positive and decided in one's manner and opinions.
siccarness: Prudence, caution.
sit-siccar: The common buttercup Ranunculus repens.
unsiccar: Unstable, unsteady. Not dependable, unsafe, insecure.
sagh, saich, saicher, sech, secher, sechin, segh, segher, seh, seich, seicher, sich, sicher, sichin, soch,
sich [sɪç, sɛç, S. səiç]
n. A sigh.
v. To sigh.
n. A sigh.
v. To sigh.
sicher [-ər]
v. To sigh and sob.
v. To sigh and sob.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sichin: Sighing.
foresicht, foresichtie, foresichty, insicht, insight, owersicht, owresicht, secht, sicht, sichtless, sichts, sichtseein, sycht,
sicht [sɪçt]
n. Sight. A number, quantity, a great deal, measure, amount. A close look, examination or scrutiny. An opportunity to do that. The pupil of the eye.
pl. sichts.
v. To examine, inspect, scrutinise.
n. Sight. A number, quantity, a great deal, measure, amount. A close look, examination or scrutiny. An opportunity to do that. The pupil of the eye.
pl. sichts.
v. To examine, inspect, scrutinise.
Compounds and phrases etc.
foresicht: Foresight.
foresichty: Provident.
get a sicht o: Get a sight or glimpse of.
insicht: Insight. Furniture, household goods.
insichtfu: Insightful.
owersicht: An oversight, a mistake resulting from inattention.
sicht for sair een: A welcome sight.
sichtless: Sightless.
sichtseein: Sightseeing.
foresichty: Provident.
get a sicht o: Get a sight or glimpse of.
insicht: Insight. Furniture, household goods.
insichtfu: Insightful.
owersicht: An oversight, a mistake resulting from inattention.
sicht for sair een: A welcome sight.
sichtless: Sightless.
sichtseein: Sightseeing.
Sichthill, Sichthull,
Sichthill [ˈsɪçthɪl, -hʌl]
pn. Sighthill (Edinburgh, Glasgow).
pn. Sighthill (Edinburgh, Glasgow).
sickle, suckle,
sickle [sɪkl, sʌkl]
n. A sickle.
n. A sickle.
a$taist, adist, affside, affsyde, aseide, aside, asides, asyde, athis$d, athist, backside, bakside, foreside, hindside, hintside, in_aside, inaside, inasyde, inside, insyde, on_this_side, seide, siddelt, siddle, siddled, side, sideie-weys, sideleens, sidelin, sidelins, sidesman, sidewyes, sidewyse, sidey, sidey-for-sidey, sideywehs, sideyweys, sideywyes, sidie, sidie_for_sidie, sidieways, sidieweys, sidit, sidiweys, sidled, sidlins, sidy_for_sidy, sied, siyd, syde, sydeieweys, sydesman, sydiweys, upside, upsides,
side [səid]
n. Side. Following a place-name: direction, district, region.
v. To arrange, sort, tidy up, put in order.
pt. pp. sidit adj. Sided.
n. Side. Following a place-name: direction, district, region.
v. To arrange, sort, tidy up, put in order.
pt. pp. sidit adj. Sided.
Compounds and phrases etc.
affside: n. The offside, the far side.
aside [əˈ-]: prep. At, on, or to the side of, alongside of, close to, in the neighbourhood of. In comparison with. adv. Close by, beside.
asides: besides
backside: The backside. Back premises of a house or building, including the garden or fields adjoining.
backsides: The parts of a town off the main street. The ground between a sea-coast town and the sea.
foreside [ˈfoːr-]: The front or fore part of anything.
siddle [ˈsɪdl]: Sidle. To move little by little. pt. pp. siddelt
hintside: The reverse.
in aside: Alongside of.
inside: Inside.
on this side [col. əˈðɪsd, əˈðɪst]: On this side of ...
sidesman: A third party, an arbitrator, umpire.
sidey for sidey: adv. Side by side, step for step.
sidelins [-lɪnz] A sloping piece of ground, a declivity, hill-side. Sideways, side on, to one side. Of speech or look: indirectly, obliquely. Sidelong, oblique. Moving or glancing sideways. Sloping, on an incline or declivity.
sideyweys: Sideways.
upsides: Alongside, on a level.
upside(s) wi: To be even or quits with. To be revenged on.
aside [əˈ-]: prep. At, on, or to the side of, alongside of, close to, in the neighbourhood of. In comparison with. adv. Close by, beside.
asides: besides
backside: The backside. Back premises of a house or building, including the garden or fields adjoining.
backsides: The parts of a town off the main street. The ground between a sea-coast town and the sea.
foreside [ˈfoːr-]: The front or fore part of anything.
siddle [ˈsɪdl]: Sidle. To move little by little. pt. pp. siddelt
hintside: The reverse.
in aside: Alongside of.
inside: Inside.
on this side [col. əˈðɪsd, əˈðɪst]: On this side of ...
sidesman: A third party, an arbitrator, umpire.
sidey for sidey: adv. Side by side, step for step.
sidelins [-lɪnz] A sloping piece of ground, a declivity, hill-side. Sideways, side on, to one side. Of speech or look: indirectly, obliquely. Sidelong, oblique. Moving or glancing sideways. Sloping, on an incline or declivity.
sideyweys: Sideways.
upsides: Alongside, on a level.
upside(s) wi: To be even or quits with. To be revenged on.
seege, seej, seige, siege, siegin,
siege [ˈsidʒ]
n. A siege. The wooden or stone bench or form on which a mason dresses his stones or the board on which a slater trims his slates. SW. col. A funny incident. MN. A dressing-down, a sharp rebuke or chastisement, also siegin.
v. S. To pester or bother, especially with questions or requests. MN. With at to administer a sharp reproof, to scold severely, berate.
n. A siege. The wooden or stone bench or form on which a mason dresses his stones or the board on which a slater trims his slates. SW. col. A funny incident. MN. A dressing-down, a sharp rebuke or chastisement, also siegin.
v. S. To pester or bother, especially with questions or requests. MN. With at to administer a sharp reproof, to scold severely, berate.
groff-sieve, groff-siv, seeve, seive, sieve, siv,
sieve [siːv, sɪv]
n. A sieve.
n. A sieve.
Compounds and phrases etc.
blind sieve [blɪn(d)-]: A sieve with a solid base.
groff-sieve: A sieve with large holes.
groff-sieve: A sieve with large holes.
See sythe also.
siffer, sift, sifter, siftin,
sift [sɪft]
v. To sift.
v. To sift.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sifter: Someone or something that sifts. col. A nosey person.
siftin: Sifting, a light sprinkling of snow, etc.
siftin: Sifting, a light sprinkling of snow, etc.
chug, cogg, shug, sig, sigg, sigg, sug, sugg,
sigg [I.Ork. sɪg, sʌg]
n. A piece of hardened skin on the hands.
n. A piece of hardened skin on the hands.
sugg (I.Sh. sʌg, ʃʌg, tʃʌg]
n. Thick clumps of grass.
n. Thick clumps of grass.