Index of English words, starting with "si"

(1) - Silkworm (n.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa.

(1) - Silky (superl.) Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous.
(2) - Silky (superl.) Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
(3) - Silky (superl.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.

(1) - Sill (n.) A young herring.
(2) - Sill (n.) The shaft or thill of a carriage.
(3) - Sill (n.) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
(4) - Sill (n.) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine.
(5) - Sill (n.) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame.
(6) - Sill (n.) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold.
(7) - Sill (n.) The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like.

(1) - Sillily (adv.) In a silly manner; foolishly.