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sing$l, sing$le, sing$ul, singel, singil, single, single_en, single-end, singul, sinngle,
single [ˈsɪŋl]
adj. Single. Of members of the armed forces: of the lowest rank, private, able. Of a letter of the alphabet: lower case.
n. The upper part of a dry-stone wall. A bundle of gleaned corn.
v. To thin out seedlings. To glean after harvest.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
quick single: A small single malt.
single end: A one roomed house or flat.
sank, sink, sinker, sinkie, sinknation, sinko, sonk, sucken, sunk, sunken,
sink [sɪŋk]
n. A pit-shaft. Low lying ground where water collects.
dim. sinkie, I.Ork. sinko [ˈsɪŋko]
v. To sink. Blast, ruin.
pt. sank [saŋk]
pp. sunk, sunken [sʌŋk(ən)]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sinker: A sink weight for fishing nets. MN. A weight for fastening a horse in its stall.
sinknation N.: col. A volley of curses and abuse.
sinna, sinna_girse, sinna-girs, sinni, sinno, sinny, sinny-girs,
sinna [I.Sh. ˈsɪnə]
also sinna girse
n. The grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep fescue Festuca ovina or the Torrey alkali grass Puccinellia fasciculata.
sayney, seeny, seney, sinec, sinnae, sinney, sinnie, sinny, sunny,
sinnae [ˈsɪne]
n. Senna. A medicine.
shinnen, shinnin, sinnae, sinnen, sinnie, sinnon,
sinnon [ˈsɪnən, ˈsɛnə(n)(t), W. ʃɪnən]
n. A sinew.
dim. sinnie.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
luppen sinnon: A ganglion.
seeple, sibble, sip, sippelt, sipple, sirpelt, sirpilt, sirple, sirpled, subble,
sip [sɪpl]
n. A sip.
v. To sip.
 
sipple also intensive sirple
n. A repeating sipping. A sip. A tipple, small drink, mouthful.
v. To sip slowly or continuously, go on drinking in small quantities or small frequent draughts. To tipple.
pt. pp. sippelt, sirpelt
schir, sher, shir, sir, stir, sur, surr,
sir [sɪr, sʌr]
n. As a common form of address between men of equal rank.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
guid-sir: Grandfather.
Guid Sirs: Messrs.
grand-sir [gran(d)-, grɑn(d)-]: A great-grandfather.
sirp, sirpan, sirpen, sirpin, sirpis, sjulp, soolp, soolpa, soolpin, soulp, soulpin, sulp,
sirp [I. sɪrp]
also soulp [I.Sh. s(j)ʌlp]
n. Wet ground.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sirpin, soulpin: Soaking wet.
sirpis: A soaking wet mess.
sist,
sist [sɪst]
n. A stay or suspension of some proceeding.
v. To stop, end. To cease, halt, stop, come to a standstill. To stop, stay or halt a legal process or procedure by judicial decree. To summon or cite to appear as a party in a court case. To present oneself before a court, appear for trial or as a litigant in a case. To produce, bring forward in proof, cite.
faither-sister, guid-sister, mither-sister, seester, sister, sisther, stap-sister, stepsister, tittie, tittie-billie, tittie-billy, titty, titty-billy,
sister [ˈsɪstər]
n. A sister.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
faither-sister: An aunt.
guid-sister: Sister-in-law.
mither-sister: An aunt.
Seiven Sisters: The Pleiades (stars).
stepsister: Stepsister.
tittie [ˈtɪte]: col. A familiar term for a sister.
tittie-billie: col. In close relationship, on a par.

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