Index of English words, starting with "si"

(1) - Siege (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
(2) - Siege (n.) A workman's bench.
(3) - Siege (n.) The floor of a glass-furnace.
(4) - Siege (n.) Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
(5) - Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
(6) - Siege (n.) Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
(7) - Siege (n.) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
(8) - Siege (n.) Hence, place or situation; seat.
(9) - Siege (n.) A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.

(1) - Sienna (n.) Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the raw state or burnt.

(1) - Sierra (n.) A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada.