Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyd-wahyn-der]
- /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪn dər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sahyd-wahyn-der]
- /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪn dər/
Definitions of sidewinder word
- noun sidewinder a severe swinging blow from the side. 1
- noun sidewinder a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, that has a hornlike projection over each eye and that moves in loose sand by raising loops on the body and displacing them sideways. 1
- noun sidewinder any Old World snake that moves by sidewinding, as various species of Bitis and Cerastes. 1
- noun sidewinder (initial capital letter) an air-to-air, supersonic weapon that intercepts and destroys enemy aircraft using an infrared homing-guidance system. 1
- noun sidewinder small desert rattlesnake 1
- noun sidewinder sports: punch delivered from the side 1
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Origin of sidewinder
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; side1 + winder
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sidewinder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sidewinder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sidewinder usage trend in Literature
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