| accroides | (noun) an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper | Synonyms: acaroid resin, accaroid resin, accroides gum, accroides resin, gum accroides |
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| aerides | (noun) any orchid of the genus Aerides | - |
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| besides | (adverb) making an additional point; anyway | Synonyms: in any case |
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| (adverb) in addition | Synonyms: also, as well, likewise, too |
| bridesmaid | (noun) an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding | Synonyms: maid of honor |
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| ides | (noun) in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month | - |
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| idesia | (noun) deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries | Synonyms: Idesia polycarpa |
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| insides | (noun) internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) | Synonyms: entrails, innards, viscera |
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| iridesce | (verb) be iridescent | - |
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| iridescence | (noun) the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface | Synonyms: opalescence |
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| iridescent | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent |
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| (adjective) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | Synonyms: changeable, chatoyant, shot |
| offsides | (adjective) illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck | Synonyms: offside |
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| semidesert | (noun) a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions | - |
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| sidesaddle | (noun) a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse | - |
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| (adverb) on or as if on a sidesaddle | - |
| sideshow | (noun) a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus) | - |
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| (noun) a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event | - |
| sideslip | (noun) an unexpected slide | Synonyms: skid, slip |
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| (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air | Synonyms: slip |
| sidesman | (noun) (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church | - |
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| sidesplitter | (noun) a joke that seems extremely funny | Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, thigh-slapper, wow |
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| sidesplitting | (adjective) very funny | Synonyms: killing |
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| sidesplittingly | (adverb) in a very humorous manner | Synonyms: killingly |
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| sidestep | (noun) a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) | - |
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| (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, skirt |
| sidestroke | (noun) a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick | - |
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| sideswipe | (noun) a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles) | - |
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| (verb) strike from the side | - |
| silversides | (noun) small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: silverside |
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| (noun) the common North American shiner | Synonyms: common shiner, Notropis cornutus |
| sobersides | (noun) a serious and sedate individual | - |
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| widespread | (adjective) distributed over a considerable extent | Synonyms: far-flung |
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| (adjective) widely circulated or diffused | - |