sidewinder
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland desertsA North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
Meaning
6 sensesA North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange
рога́тая грему́чая змея́rogátaja gremúčaja zmejá, рога́тый грему́чникrogátyj gremúčnik
(slang)A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
(dated, slang)A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
(colloquial)A pitcher who throws sidearm.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.
- small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
- air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
Translations
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Origin
From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manneFrom side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.
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Forms
plural: sidewinders| Singular | sidewinder |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve:horned rattlesnakeCrotalus cerastes