sidewinder, horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes
(noun) small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
sidewinder
(noun) air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sidewinder (plural sidewinders)
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
(slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
(slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
(baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
Source: Wiktionary
Side"wind`er, n.
1. (Zoöl.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.
2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [Slang.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
