n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Med.) A contagious disease, endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws. It is marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body. In the Orkneys the name is applied to the itch. [ Written also sivvens. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Siberian

a. [ From Siberia, Russ. Sibire. ] Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Siberia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Siberian crab (Bot.), the Siberian crab apple. See Crab apple, under Crab. --
Siberian dog (Zool.), one of a large breed of dogs having erect ears and the hair of the body and tail very long. It is distinguished for endurance of fatigue when used for the purpose of draught. --
Siberian pea tree (Bot.), a small leguminous tree (Cragana arborescens) with yellow flowers. It is a native of Siberia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sibilancy

{ } n. The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sibilant

a. [ L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant. ] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sibilate

v. t. & i. To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sibilation

n. [ L. sibilatio. ] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. [ 1913 Webster ]

He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sibilatory

a. Hissing; sibilant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sibilous

a. [ L. sibilus. ] Having a hissing sound; hissing; sibilant. [ R. ] Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

sibelius

(n) Finnish composer (1865-1957), Syn. Johan Julius Christian Sibelius, Jean Sibelius

siberia

(n) a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

siberian

(n) a native or inhabitant of Siberia

siberian

(adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians, Example:Siberian natural resources; Siberian coal miners; the Siberian tundra

siberian crab

(n) Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving, Syn. cherry apple, Malus baccata, Siberian crab apple, cherry crab

siberian elm

(n) fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament, Syn. Ulmus pumila, Chinese elm, dwarf elm

siberian husky

(n) breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes

siberian larch

(n) medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation, Syn. Larix russica, Larix siberica

siberian millet

(n) millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes, Syn. Setaria italica rubrofructa

siberian pea tree

(n) large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges, Syn. Caragana arborescens

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

西伯利亚

[西伯利亚 / 西伯利亞, Xī bó lì yà] Siberia #22554

鶲

[鶲, wēng] Siberian flycatcher #349778

同胞兄妹

[同胞兄妹, tóng bāo xiōng mèi] sibling

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なら(P);ならば(P)

[nara (P); naraba (P)] (aux) (1) (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (2) (なら only) as for; on the topic of; (conj) (3) (col) (abbr) (See それなら) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (4) (ならば only) if possible; if circumstances allow; (P) #141

可能

[かのう, kanou] (adj-na, n) possible; practicable; feasible; (P) #219

担当

[たんとう, tantou] (n, vs) (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff); (P) #406

[ばつ;ぺけ;ペケ, batsu ; peke ; peke] (n) (1) (See 罰点) x-mark (used to indicate an incorrect answer in a test, etc.); (2) (ペケ only) (uk) impossibility; futility; uselessness #448

色

[しょく, shoku] (n) (1) { Buddh } (See 五蘊) rupa (form); (2) visible objects (i.e. color and form) #475

得

[とく, toku] (v2a-s, vt) (1) (See 得る・うる) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain; (2) (as 〜することを得, etc.) to be possible #716

かも

[kamo] (prt) (abbr) (See かもしれない) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly #807

無い

[ない, nai] (adj-i) (1) (uk) (See 亡い) nonexistent; not being (there); (2) unpossessed; unowned; not had; (3) (See またとない) unique; (4) (as ...ことがない, etc.) indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; (aux-adj) (5) (See ない) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ...; (6) (after the -te form of a verb) to not be...; to have not ...; (P) #952

限り

[かぎり, kagiri] (n-adv, n) (1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (3) as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; (4) unless (after neg. verb); (5) the end; the last; (P) #1323

責任

[せきにん, sekinin] (n) (1) duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); (2) liability; onus; (P) #1629

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アクセス可能

[アクセスかのう, akusesu kanou] accessible (an)

アクセス不能

[アクセスふのう, akusesu funou] unaccessible

サプレス可

[サプレスか, sapuresu ka] suppressible

フィージビリティスタディ

[ふぃーじびりていすたでい, fi-jibiriteisutadei] feasibility study

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