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to show that you agree with one person, and not the other, in a fight or an argument

side • burns / ' saidbarns / noun [ plural ]

hair that grows down the sides of a man's face, in front of his ears

side ef • fect / ' said i,fekt / noun [ count ]

( HEALTH ) an extra and usually bad effect that a drug has on

you, as well as its useful effects

Side effects of the drug may include headaches.

side • walk / ' saidwok / noun [ count ]

the part at the side of a road where people can walk The kids rode their bikes on the sidewalk.

side • ways / ' saidweiz / adjective, adverb

to or from the side

She looked sideways at the girl next to her.

with one of the sides first

We carried the table sideways through the door.

siege / sid3 / noun [ count ]

a situation when an army stays outside a town, or police stay outside a building for a long time so that no one can get in or out

si • es • ta / si 'ests / noun [ count ]

a short sleep or rest that people take in the afternoon, especially in hot countries to have a siesta

sieve / siv / noun [ count ]

a type of kitchen tool that you use to remove lumps from

food such as flour or soup

Look at the picture at kitchen .

sigh / sai / verb ( sighs , sigh - ing , sighed )

to let out a deep breath, for example because you are sad, tired, or pleased sigh noun [ count ]

"I wish I had more money," he said with a sigh.

sight Ф / salt / noun

[ noncount ] the ability to see

She has poor sight (= she cannot see well ) .

—SYNONYM eyesight

[ noncount ] seeing someone or something We had our first sight of the city from the plane.

[ count ] something that you see The mountains were a beautiful sight.

sights [ plural ] the interesting places, especially in a city or town, that are often visited by tourists

When you come to St. Louis, I'll show you the sights .

[ noncount ] a position where you can see someone or something

We watched until they were out of sight (= until we could not see them ) .

Eventually the town came into sight (= we could see it ) . at first sight

when you see someone or something for the first time

He fell in love with her at first sight.

catch sight of someone or something

to see someone or something suddenly

I caught sight of Faye in the crowd.

lose sight of someone or something

to no longer be able to see someone or something

After sailing for an hour we lost sight of land.

sight • see • ing / ' saitsiig / noun [ noncount ]

the activity of visiting interesting buildings and places as a tourist

to go sightseeing

Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing ? ► sight • se • er / ' saitsisr / noun [ count ] The city was full of sightseers. —SYNONYM tourist

Sign 1 Ф / sam /

noun [ count ]

a thing with writing or a picture on it that tells you something The sign said "No Smoking." a road sign

something that tells you that something exists, is happening, or may happen in the future Dark clouds are a sign of rain.

a mark, shape, or movement that has a special meaning In mathematics, a cross is a plus sign.

I put up my hand as a sign for him to stop.

Sign 2 Ф/ sain / verb ( signs , sign ing , signed )

to write your name in your own way on something Sign here, please. I signed the check. The noun is signature .

sig .nal © / ' signsl/ noun [ count ]

a light, sound, or movement that tells you something without words

A red light is a signal for cars to stop.

an electrical wave that carries a sound, a picture, or a

message

I can't get a signal on my cell phone. ► sig • nal verb ( sig nals, sig - nal ing, sig - naled )

The police officer signaled to the children to cross the road.