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101sil|ler — «SIHL uhr», noun, adjective, verb. Scottish. silver …
102sil|li|man|ite — «SIHL uh muh nyt», noun. a mineral consisting of a silicate of aluminum, and occurring in long, slender, crystalline needles or compact, fibrous masses; fibrolite. It is valuable commercially as a refractory or fire resisting material. Formula:… …
103sil|li|ness — «SIHL ee nihs», noun. 1. the quality of being silly; foolishness; senselessness. 2. any instance of this; silly act or thing …
104sil|phid — «SIHL fihd», noun, adjective. –n. any clavicorn beetle of a family that live mainly on carrion, as the sexton beetle. –adj. belonging to or having to do with this family. ╂[< New Latin Silphidae the family name < Greek sílphē cockroach] …
105sil|ta|tion — «sihl TAY shuhn», noun. the formation or deposition of silt …
106Sil|u|res — «SIHL yuh reez», noun (plural). an ancient British tribe in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest. ╂[< Latin Silures] …
107Sil|va|nus — «sihl VAY nuhs», noun. an ancient Italian god of woods, fields, and herds. ╂[< Latin Sylvānus (originally) sylvan] …
108sil|van — «SIHL vuhn», adjective, noun. = sylvan. (Cf. ↑sylvan) …
109sil|ver bul|let — «SIHL vuhr BUL iht», something that magically takes care of a problem or vanquishes an enemy; magic bullet: »looking for a silver bullet to safeguard teenage drivers; The botanist believed using the whole plant was better than a silver bullet… …
110sil|ver-gilt — «SIHL vuhr GIHLT», noun. 1. silver covered with gilding. 2. gilded articles of silver …
